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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
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This match sparked a decades-long partnership and rivalry with Lawler, leading the duo to capture six regional and world tag-team titles together, according to ABC 24 Memphis.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Having seen off big-spending Chelsea, their next league match is at Sunderland on Saturday.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

The scammer might have asked to have money wired to an account with a name that doesn’t match the one the scammer has been using, for instance, or promised a repayment that never arrived.

From The Wall Street Journal 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

At the milliner’s shop, she chose a bonnet to match the dress, and at the shoemaker’s, a pair of sturdy oxfords that would do nicely for the fall weather.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Tiafoe has now won all 10 of his matches on the US Open's secondary show court, while it is just his second win in eight appearances against Russian Medvedev.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

It was arguably one of Chelsea's better performances against Arsenal during a run of 10 matches without a win against their London rivals.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

But, she added, some things could be better managed to keep outside factors from interfering with matches.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Natural midfielder Valentin Barco, who joined from Strasbourg in the summer, has been overlooked in favour of Gusto in all three of Chelsea's Premier League matches.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Rader pointed out that aside from any non-sanctioned matches, the official match for the World Championship would be in 1975, and it would consist of Bobby against whoever qualified through the Candidates system.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

When America was young, Supreme Court Justices spent part of each year “riding circuit,” hearing cases far afield from Washington, D.C., so the numbers matched.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

They combined thermodynamic modeling with statistical methods to determine which materials best matched the properties detected at different depths.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 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

She’d occasionally crouch down to take a sip from her water bottle, which matched her ensemble.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

It turned a pinkish shade that matched the inside of his palms, and then as the color spread outward, it took on the deep brown, nearly black, color of his skin.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

"We did everything together - wore matching outfits, went to the same schools, had all the same friends, even shared a room for 16 years," she told the BBC.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

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

“Workers continue to prioritize their financial future, saving at record levels and taking advantage of valuable benefits such as employer matching contributions. These steps can play a powerful role in strengthening long-term retirement readiness.”

From MarketWatch 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

“You’re wearing two of them. They’re a matching set. But really, where did you get them?”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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