counterpart
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Meaning: Do you want your dish smothered in sauce made from roasted green chiles, or a simmered counterpart fashioned from dried red chile pods?
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
"The Defence Secretary John Healey will co-chair a meeting of over 40 nations, alongside his French counterpart, Minister Catherine Vautrin, for the multinational mission's first Defence Minister's meeting," a British defence ministry statement said Sunday.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is leading the American side for the proposed AI discussions, while Beijing has not yet designated its counterpart.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened "as soon as possible" in talks with his Iranian counterpart.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
This death-by-indirection now finds its counterpart in what are known as “systemic insecticides.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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