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matching

  • present participle of match.
  • a word derived from match.

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“Apple trialling its M7 on Intel’s 18A-P will be a turnaround moment for Intel’s foundry ambitions. But yield matters more than nodes. Matching TSMC’s manufacturing consistency will be the make-or-break factor,” Counterpoint Research analysts wrote.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Matching five numbers without the Powerball number is enough to result in a seven-figure prize, with the exact payout dependent on ticket add-ons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Matching the strong growth in the middle of 2025, however, doesn’t appear very likely given current trends.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

In his Matching Soulmates paper in the journal of Public Economic Theory, everyone is in a computer simulated dating pool, where thousands of digitally created daters rank each other.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Matching suede knapsacks and headbands were probably all the rage in Switzerland, I thought.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead