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match

[mach] / mætʃ /




VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
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Investors seem to be locked in a wrestling match over these extremes, contributing to big swings in bonds last week.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Unite Here Local 11, the union which represents workers including dishwashers, concession workers, bartenders and servers and SoFi Stadium’s food-service operator Legends Global, came to a tentative agreement days before the first match.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

More resources must be dedicated to model alignment, or ensuring that an AI model’s behaviors match human values and intentions, he argued.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

World number one Luke Littler survived a first-round scare to overcome Danny Noppert in a thrilling World Series of Darts Finals match in Amsterdam.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

She needed a breath and pulse to calm her, something alive she could match, so she could fix her mask and keep pretending....

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Araujo, who is also the stadium voice for the Galaxy, has worked Gold Cup and Copa América soccer matches, eight World Cup games and the 2003 Women’s World Cup final.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

But with no wins and three defeats in his first four Premier League matches, and speculation of unrest among the squad due to players' social media activity, the pressure is already on Arbeloa.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

At both those public events I used matches from tower 100 to light the flame that fed others in the audience, and said a few words.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

These matches will also provide preparation for the next Euros in 2028 when, assuming they qualify, England will be playing opponents like this at Wembley.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

I saw them pull out the cup and the matches and half a piece of bread.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

When officers arrived, they tried to approach a man who matched that description; he ran away and entered a nearby business.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

As for the most crowded trade, 53% identified “long global semiconductors” which matched last month’s survey.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Chirality refers to a form of handedness in which a structure and its mirror image cannot be perfectly matched.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

But the fears aren’t being matched — yet — by fund managers’ asset allocations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

The first scribes wrote down numbers in a way that matched their base system, and predictably, did it in the most concise way they could think of.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

But in patients with unusual antibodies or rare blood types, matching some of these lesser-known antigens can become crucial.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

“With that as a backdrop, offering matching on student loans also incentivizes workers to pay loans and helps avoid a drop of credit score and fees if they don’t.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Becker had 81 yards, finishing one TD catch short of matching the school’s single-game record.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

Core prices excluding food and energy were up 2.4% in August from a year ago, matching analysts’ expectations and slightly cooler than July’s yearly increase, the Labor Department reported Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Silvery patterns decorate his skin, matching his discerning silver eyes.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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