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Today, America’s China trade policy is remarkably blunt: U.S. rules mostly treat the world’s second-largest economy as a single economic counterpart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
A flood of friends, family and followers - including her comedian father Jasper Carrott, former co-star Ricky Gervais and her Office US counterpart Jenna Fischer - left public messages of support.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Tokyo on Wednesday played down comments by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about melons gifted to him by his Japanese counterpart that have triggered a row Down Under, stressing the leaders' good relationship.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Ultimately we expect interest rate differentials to move against” the Australian dollar versus its U.S. counterpart, Clifton adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
A real-life counterpart to the little one that Max is right now rotating in his hands.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Liechtenstein is a tiny, doubly-landlocked country tucked away between Switzerland and Austria, whose ruler enjoys sweeping political powers, unlike many of his counterparts in Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
That has shifted in recent years, however, with doctors noticing the summer spikes were starting to get larger than their winter counterparts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The US-South Korea "Ulchi Freedom Shield" drills due on Monday will include 18,000 South Korean troops and counterparts from the US contingent of 28,500 in the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Americans are also spending more than their European counterparts on each trip, including shelling out for luxury experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Western music, being more orientated towards harmony than its non-Western counterparts, gradually formed hierarchies among the twelve notes, so that the listener's ears latched on to a 'home' in the sound.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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