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Sato gave it his all, but his less difficult jumping passes — even being performed in a textbook fashion — were no match for the 21-year-old American’s.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Decent-sized boulders were no match for the air springs, which absorbed them with ease and allowed the tires to drive right over them without upsetting the balance.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
But height was no match for fire, the menace feared above all.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In particular, the Routledges’ research was no match for the narrative skills and indefatigable energy of the swashbuckling Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
Decent-sized boulders were no match for the air springs, which absorbed them with ease and allowed the tires to drive right over them without upsetting the balance.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
But height was no match for fire, the menace feared above all.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In particular, the Routledges’ research was no match for the narrative skills and indefatigable energy of the swashbuckling Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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“No match for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20match%20for. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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