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match up

[mach-uhp] / ˈmætʃˌʌp /






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Many regard Kuwait as too cautious to ever match up again with the likes of Dubai.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Takeshita said the tech firms were "very cooperative" but admitted their view of which posts were offensive did not always match up.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“So we should be pretty diverse. We should be able to match up pretty well against a lot of different looks we get.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Henwick does admit, though, that her commitment to slow living doesn't always match up well with her occupation.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The problem with that theory is that if you try to match up brain size with eating patterns among primates, it doesn’t work.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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