match
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Spreadsheets helped Vera Vlasova eliminate a deceptively promising match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
She spent nearly a quarter-century as a recluse, having suffered in 1997 a shocking and disfiguring accident while striking a match to light her Tiparillo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
There’s a balance every politician must strike: retaining one’s authenticity while remaining open to recalibrating policy positions in response to new evidence or simply evolving, or to match shifts in the public mood.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Brave's men are also awaiting a first win and their match follows at 18:30.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Turning, he saw that it had gotten into a fierce wrestling match with a dirty sock.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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They later also encountered restrictions on their movements as they travelled between their training base and group matches in Los Angeles and Seattle.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the build-up to the convention, though, the Washington Post reported on some stories from Maine that had been bubbling up on social media about his temper and shouting matches with fellow lawmakers.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
The run is also continuing his sublime form in longer-format matches - this win extending the streak to 28 successive wins in games with 20 or more legs.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
As his star rose in legal circles, so did his interest in poker, and he went from casual games around the office to traveling the globe for matches with millions of dollars on the line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The matchmaker will search for someone in San Francisco or up north while I’m away. I’ll also be looking for matches while I’m in China. You’ll get married as soon as we find someone suitable.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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A decision to wait, unaccompanied by any account of what would push the committee to act, raises the question of whether the rhetoric will ever be matched by action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Around 1.3 million tickets were sold in 2014 – a figure that will certainly not be matched this time.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
This fiery interval also matched a dramatic expansion of ferns.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
He also discovered that the four-time league MVP’s jersey measurements closely matched those of the jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
At the government’s celebratory banquet that night Sakharov was the man of the hour, the young genius who’d matched the arrogant Americans.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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It became one of the key images in the promotion of her Brat album, matching the the music's debauched swagger and emotional candour.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Reporters used several techniques to validate the analysis, including string matching, dollar-weighted random sampling, and a hand review of the largest perks in each category.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
A Meta spokesperson told AFP the company is continuing to scale up investments in renewable energy, and that leaving RE100 does not change its goal of matching its electricity use with 100 percent clean energy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Turning the valve back on gets oil moving, but it takes time to optimize the tanker/refiner matching.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
A matching headscarf held conjure-roses and swaddled her thick hair.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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