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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
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In the past two seasons only Bayern from Europe's big five leagues can match Barca and PSG for back-to-back titles.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Shopee’s 3Q adjusted Ebidta is likely to match consensus expectations, but sales could slightly miss estimates by 2%-3%, DBS says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"Once you separate these subtypes, you can start to match treatments to the biology that's actually driving the disease."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

In an accompanying survey of households, the Bank of Canada said long-term inflation expectations among consumers moved higher in the third quarter to match near-term levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

In reality, the only things in nature that were a match for these snakes were their mortal enemies, the alligators.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Finding and supplying those matches across entire reefs would be impractical.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Regaining her ranking just 10 matches into her comeback will have real significance for the 2027 season.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

In the top five European leagues, only Barcelona, with 39 goals from nine La Liga matches, have more domestic league goals than Brighton.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Unlike other schools, Mission College does not have its own tennis courts and rents courts at a nearby park to practice and play its home matches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

I fumbled for matches to light the fire.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Raman and Bass have been mostly evenly matched in their most recent campaign fundraising reports, with each collecting about $2.5 million for the runoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Quen was identified in July thanks to a scrap of paper bearing his name that was found with his remains, and DNA samples that matched his relatives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

When scientists compared the measurements with a reference digital elevation model, a detailed representation of the ice sheet's surface, the satellite's observations closely matched the existing data.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The scorn he felt from the industry matched the scorn he felt from his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Yes. Your grandpa loved ice cream. He always said no one ever matched his vanilla kumquat recipe, which just goes to show that wooden shoe trees don’t help a bit when it’s time to vote.”

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

The focus on the "casseurs" has eclipsed concerns voiced by many protesters, particularly younger people facing expensive housing, uncertain employment prospects and diminishing expectations of matching their parents' living standards.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Rival Pinduoduo’s low price push in Malaysia and Singapore has become tough competition but Shopee appears to be protecting margins rather than matching consumer subsidies, DBS adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

They found numerous tiny holes, each approximately matching the dimensions and shape of an individual bacterial cell.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

A mould of his right ear was then used to create a matching left ear, before getting the colour and fit right.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Next to that photo, they roast marshmallows in the woods, and Hairy Senior rocks a purple linen shirt and pants with a matching brimmed hat.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas


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