matches

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Matches featuring the U.S. team were an especially hot commodity and will continue to be hard to snag for reasonable prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Matches started earlier than usual in anticipation of the unforgiving weather, but there were already testing conditions in the morning.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Matches will be biweekly with all schools competing at the same shared location.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Matches come so quickly that the entire complexion of the title race can change in a matter of days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Their Match, which like all Matches had been monitored by the Committee of Elders for three years before they could apply for children, had always been a successful one.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry