VLOOKUP struggles with matching inconsistent company names across datasets due to variations in abbreviations, punctuation, and formatting, leading to inaccurate matches and significant manual effort to clean up data. This issue highlights the limitations of exact-match algorithms in handling real-world data inconsistencies, underscoring the need for more flexible fuzzy-matching tools that can automate the process and reduce errors.
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