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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
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Oxfordshire County Council's Local Nature Recovery Strategy has committed to match fund the fundraiser up to £10,000.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

While Berg isn’t sure whether current AI systems have subjective experiences, he believes studying their internal states is critical for alignment, or training AI to match human rules and values.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Taylor Swift pivoted to pop to court a bigger audience in 2014, but today’s country stars can stay put and still match, or even outdo, pop’s biggest names.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"Bennu is a hybrid: the material does not clearly match either the inner or the outer Solar System," says Schönbächler.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

I was glad they got some of the goodies, but I couldn’t help a sense of relief when they ran off to watch the other match.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

England too had to win their last two pool matches but also needed snookers.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

In choosing it for this road trip, I deliberately violated the first rule of EV shopping: Pick one that matches your driving pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

That it also impeccably matches Turturro’s salt-and-pepper hair lends Harry an air of elegance, a sartorial grace in an age of graphic tees and chunky sneakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The researchers determined that a marmoset brain organoid grown for 50 days closely matches the developmental stage of a natural marmoset brain at day 90.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Once we were in the yard, Jeff dug his hand into his front pocket and pulled out a book of matches.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Wakefield have matched 2025 champions Hull KR's record grading score of 17.85 from 12 months ago, to continue their rise on and off the field under Matt Ellis' ownership.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

I think about that aspect later in the evening during “Star 69,” which from the outside seems like a simple rock ‘n’ roll song, very loud guitar matched by breathless, insistent loud vocals.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

It matched what was painted on the yachts in the marina, on the front of the palace, and on the arms of the statues.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

Ashby is one out shy of matching the all-time record for the most innings thrown by a reliever in a postseason without surrendering a run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Bass collected $827,000 in contributions and taxpayer matching funds during the one-month reporting period that ended Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The U.S. also receives a “most favored nation” status that requires Betancourt’s firm to disclose any other business agreements it signs, and, if they are favorable, to grant Washington matching terms.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

These closely matching results provided evidence that the compound physically interacts with ACOT1.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

She looked like a Kristen-Tiffany-Declaration triplet in matching ankle socks and ponytails.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles


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