match
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In his first match in charge it was mostly chaos, not so much structure.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
It’s a welcome outlier in terms of production on the set, with a growling, distorted guitar, but Ms. Abrams’s singing doesn’t match the ominous tone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
They had wanted a historic home with an old-world Spanish feel to match two Renaissance chairs they bought in Granada, Spain, but that dream became something much bigger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In theory, fans who are tourists visiting infrequently are more likely to spend money in the stadium and in club stores than regulars who attend every match.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
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That value is considerably lower than measurements from all previously studied near-side samples, but it closely matches the theoretical composition expected after strong solar wind fractionation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Fifa brought in mandatory three-minute hydration breaks for the World Cup, regardless of conditions, for all matches played at stadiums in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Tongue took one wicket in two matches and was expensive at Lord's, conceding 43 runs from five overs, while Mahmood took 2-52 in Cardiff but was rotated out for Tongue for the series finale.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But I never bothered to tune into other matches even as soccer leagues from across the globe have stormed network, cable and streaming channels in recent years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He wheezed out nonsensical words, and Anya said, “Ivan, that dragon matches the one on Yelena’s grave marker. That can’t be a coincidence.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
If those sales proceeds were reinvested in a manner that matched changes in the S&P 500 stock index, they would have grown to about $90 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Before the war, the global oil market was connected by a giant web of tankers that matched each kind of crude to the refinery best suited to handle it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Canada, as is its right, has merely matched those measures," Carney said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
In laboratory experiments and controlled applications on skin, the tetrapod sunscreen produced a warmer appearance that more closely matched natural skin tones.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
At the government’s celebratory banquet that night Sakharov was the man of the hour, the young genius who’d matched the arrogant Americans.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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The Boston Red Sox remained one win shy of matching their team-record longest win streak, set in 1946, after their Major League Baseball game against Baltimore was rained out on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Turning the valve back on gets oil moving, but it takes time to optimize the tanker/refiner matching.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
A matching signal might reveal where certain forms of dust are being produced and help researchers reconstruct the physical and chemical processes occurring there.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Although the most important number is that 10% total match, the warp speed matching rates are attractive, said Chris West, a managing director at human-resources consulting firm WTW.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I set down my glass and picked up a letter and matching envelope.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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