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However, the observations did not match what astronomers normally expect.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Meanwhile France, the second-biggest European economy and a net contributor to the budget, argues the continent needs sufficient means to match the rising challenges the 27-country bloc faces.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Amateur rugby union players from Hackney had a shock when they turned up for a training match - to see a former Super Bowl champion among the opposition.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
United says it is offering a status match offer for members of Delta and American Airlines loyalty programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He wore a pith helmet that had been painted to match the balloon’s bright patchwork of colors and patterns, with a small, brave flag flying on top.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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A Nvidia-backed startup, Reflection AI, claims it matches leading Chinese open-weight AI models with “3-4x less inference compute.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
We lost three matches in a week - two to our big rivals.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The Blues have had no problems scoring goals this campaign, with 15 goals from six matches, but no team has conceded more than their total of 13.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Palmer has scored four goals and provided two assists in seven matches this season.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Nhamo rolled rocks around it for a windbreak and tucked her jars, a half box of matches, and supplies into a crevice between two boulders.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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The scorn he felt from the industry matched the scorn he felt from his parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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
The observed wakes also matched predictions from Rajagopal's hybrid model.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
"But responsibility must be matched by the powers, fair and flexible multi-year funding, and genuine partnership needed to deliver lasting change."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
His job was to prove that Dreyfus’s handwriting matched the incriminating note, and he took the stand with a bewildering display of charts and pseudoscientific diagrams.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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The City of Los Angeles applied for two of LAHSA’s functions, the homeless database and the matching system, but scored below Los Angeles County in both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Thapa said that with that help, matching could begin within a few weeks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Public health officials say Los Angeles County is experiencing an alarming influx of rabid bats — matching the highest number ever recorded before peak season is even over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation rose at an annual rate of 3.4% in August, matching July’s revised rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was filled with three pink bangle bracelets and three sets of matching barrettes.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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