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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
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Stores have long struggled to keep paper tags updated so the prices displayed on shelves match the one charged at a register.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The market seems to be “calling the wrestling match after the first takedown instead of waiting to see how it plays out over time,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Fun to watch the ensuing chess match, but it wouldn’t happen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

However the United States, who were obliterated 69-7 in the opening match of England's march to the Rugby World Cup last year, stuck in the contest far longer than they did that day in Sunderland.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Well, everyone else’s except for Meadowlark’s, which have a red fish to match my blue one.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

AFP journalists did find live broadcasts of the first two matches on Migu, a digital streaming service owned by the state-owned China Mobile telecom network.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

There are bright spots, including a sold-out 4,000-ticket Arsenal away allocation at Tottenham for the first time, but the wider trend for some matches is clear.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Generali Stadium project, largely driven by AC Milan’s owner, RedBird Capital, is expected to begin construction in 2028 and host its first matches in the 2031-32 season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

AI agents could erode its search-engine dominance, financing needs for its AI ambitions are sky-high, and it doesn’t have a consumer AI agent app that matches up exactly with what Meta, OpenAI and Anthropic offer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

It was nine p.m. on July 20, 1971, and Bobby Fischer had achieved what no one else had ever accomplished in chess: winning two grandmaster matches without drawing or losing a single game.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Mazariegos and Ugarte were nearly evenly matched in fundraising, with both raising about $350,000 for the runoff in contributions and matching funds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

In 1950 he guided City College to both the National College Athletic Association and the National Invitation Tournament, or NIT, championships—a feat no other men’s college team has matched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Using a statistical method called Bayesian weighting, the researchers assigned greater importance to models that more closely matched the historical evidence.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

In completing the set of a hundred in a T20, double hundred in an ODI and triple century in a Test, Brook has matched the previously unique treble of West Indies' legend Chris Gayle.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

All their jokes matched the corniness of Ms. Wockley's non-joke, which made them laugh even harder, Gregory half choking because laugh plus spray equals choke.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

In fundraising, Gaspar reported bringing in nearly $600,000 during the runoff campaign including matching funds, compared with about $287,000 for Worth Girvan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Around 70,000 security personnel will be deployed on Saturday, matching the number mobilised a week ago, as authorities seek to avert a repeat of the October 17 unrest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

In a February 2024 poll, 28% of U.S. respondents told Gallup that immigration was the country’s most important problem – matching the largest share since tracking began in 1981.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Instead of matching the thread colour to the garment, they make the mend highly decorative using geometric patterns in large white stitching.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Her beautiful pantsuit and matching hijab sparkled under the light.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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