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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
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The opening match there was held in Deir al-Balah between Khadamat Rafah and Shabab Rafah as fans sat on plastic chairs around the small field lined with palm trees.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

On Friday, Jadallah was back at Faisal Al-Husseini Stadium in Al-Ram in the West Bank to call the opening match of the first tournament organised by the association in three years.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

These decisions come down to one factor - the judgement of who is in the VAR room on a given match.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The 23-year-old is beginning to find his feet in a City shirt, being named man of the match against Coventry despite the travelling team threatening to cause a huge upset.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

But they were slow, their pudgy human legs no match for the rushing current.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The win, just their second in 10 games, breathed new life into the Galaxy’s fading playoff hopes, moving them to within a point of the postseason, pending the results of Saturday’s late MLS matches.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Players at this year’s tournament have complained about an influx of influencers and content creators disrupting matches with photo shoots, bright lights and videos.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

A good chunk seek out his exact education and counseling background, while the rest include direct matches to his technical skills.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

Now, the cryptosphere is losing some of its most-loyal traders to bets on soccer matches and congressional elections.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

That matches the strangled gasps from the six hundred students.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

The decibel levels were rarely matched in an underwhelming first set for the home favourites, but the noise quickly returned when they rallied in the second set.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The decision matched the forecasts of all seven economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

"Decriminalising suicide must be accompanied by a deliberate expansion of access to quality mental health services. Accessibility must be matched by affordability," APN said in a statement to AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

Another has each qubit emit a photon, with the two photons then matched in an effort to generate entanglement.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

She was in the middle of trying to do her hair so it matched Ayanna’s.

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

Vizcarra said the county medical examiner’s office has reached out to neighboring agencies to see if they have any matching descriptions, and canvass teams are working the areas along the channel and checking security cameras.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Inflation rose to 3.3% from 2.9% in July, the European Union’s statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday, matching consensus expectations from economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Fernandez joined Chelsea from Benfica in 2023 for a then-British record fee of £107m, with his latest switch matching the £125m that Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak on this day last summer.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

“If you have to pay money to get money, it’s probably a scam. There are several free scholarship matching services. The most popular ones are Fastweb.com and the College Board’s Big Future.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

The badger was so close, her stunted snout nearly touched his, and when he cried out, she did too, matching him scream for scream.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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