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The head is brown to black and has several ivory to yellowish spots, which helps separate it from its native counterpart, the smoke-tree sharpshooter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The clawback came ahead of President Trump’s meeting last month with Xi Jinping, his Chinese counterpart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
World football's governing body Fifa, and its European counterpart Uefa, allow players with ICDs to participate in their competitions, as does Germany's Bundesliga, where Eriksen spent the past season playing for Wolfsburg.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
He said the United States sought "respectful" and "good-faith" engagement with Beijing, adding: "I wish my counterpart was here at this conference, but I look forward to other options when we can cross paths."
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
At each stop Ulbrickson had to explain, all over again, to his coaching counterpart that, yes, indeed, he planned to send the sophomores off in the junior varsity boat.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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