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noun (1)

plural of compeer

as in associates

a person frequently seen in the company of another like so many of his twentysomething compeers, he just had to get a tattoo

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noun (2)

plural of compeer

as in equivalents

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value contends that no military commander of modern times ranks as the compeer of Alexander the Great

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Noun

In interviews, eight former employees and business associates of his tech company described Hilton as a creative thinker and gifted communicator.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
According to information presented in court, fraudsters began communicating online with unsuspecting victims between April 2020 and September 2021, posing as friends, business associates or romantic partners.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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In interviews, colleagues and friends have painted the portrait of Galliano before his downfall as a brilliant designer as well as an incorrigible drunk who trashed hotel rooms.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
To that end, Gabler and her colleagues wanted to know more about the composition of the slime of a particular kind of terrestrial species that's native to central Europe, called Cepaea nemoralis, or the brown-lipped snail.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

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Junk food is an aphrodisiac here, with KFC buckets and oodles of brightly colored brand-name candy acting as culinary counterparts to the junk cinema that’s activated something in the movie’s characters and its creator.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
The Palm Beach County school district, like its Broward and Miami-Dade counterparts, is facing the issue of decreasing enrollment.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

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In July, Peyton became the first Black woman to ever chair the Jackson County Legislature after former Chair Manny Abarca was removed by a vote of his peers.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
The key to it is to give these kids an opportunity in the summer to be with their peers and not have to conform to always having to do hard things.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

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The finale underlines that break in its final scenes, cross-cutting between the former friends as Alicent makes her first and only appearance in the episode at the exact moment the full tragedy of Rhaenyra’s upper hand becomes apparent.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
For decades, the Skyline Cinema in Dillon, Colorado has been one of the few places Summit County families go to watch the latest movie, teenagers go for their first jobs, and friends go to spend a few hours together.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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This annual autumn release allows manufacturing partners like TSMC to efficiently allocate custom silicon production for high-volume runs.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Some people have uninstalled the apps in protest or tried to upload their chat histories into other apps to try to resurrect their virtual partners.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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