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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
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Jeff Steiman, one of about 300 mobile home owners at the park, said he and others spent years fighting the city and the developer, trying to get payouts to match what their homes were worth.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The much-discussed altitude of Mexico's Azteca stadium for England's round of 16 match against the co-host nation was perceived to be a major hurdle for the squad to overcome.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

As for enterprise customers, Chinese AI models can now match the leading U.S. models by some measures, at far lower cost.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

What’s more, last Saturday’s match between England and Norway drew the largest TV audience ever for an English-language World Cup quarterfinal broadcast in the U.S., according to preliminary Nielsen numbers released by the network.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

I struck a match, and she held the tip of her sparkler into the heart of the little flame.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Those cards came in handy as he planned cross-country travels to attend World Cup matches.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Both matches will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with live text and radio commentary on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sport website and app.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Above all, look for a proven, well-diversified strategy that matches your long-term objectives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

As an avid Chelsea fan, Ashlee is used to going to matches on her own but now feels more wary.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

She had the precious dress-cloth, Uncle Kufa’s knife, six matches, two clay cooking pots, her weapons, and the bag of gold nuggets around her neck.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Whether in its original eight-mile guise, or the shortened 4.3-mile version used since 1983, it has a combination of flowing, high and medium-speed corners matched by very few circuits in the world.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“The way Bluesky posts about Graham Platner is on a level of derangement only matched by Flat Earthers,” the author Eoin Higgins said.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

That matched France’s worst World Cup performance in 76 years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The researchers compared 38 people with severe aortic stenosis with 38 control participants matched for factors including age, sex, and major medical conditions.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

With Americans, he matched the faces of the dead with photos on file.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Defenders of signature matching say that computer analysis has become increasingly accurate and provides a practical and necessary check against fraud.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

The vaunted 37-match unbeaten record of De la Fuente's men is impressive - matching Italy's world-best mark - even if it does discount a penalty shootout defeat by Portugal in last year's Nations League final.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Researchers found that maternal care evolved only from species that showed no parental care, matching patterns previously observed in insects.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Spain quarterfinal ended Friday, the In-N-Out near SoFi had a long line of soccer fans stretching out the door in bright red and yellow and black jerseys and matching striped hats and scarves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

She had on her deep red coral multistrand necklace and matching earrings that she wore to his fifth-grade graduation ceremony.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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