Fantasy monks,

Apologies If this has been discussed already,

# Program : 1
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;

my $match = 'A';

my @array = qq[Anthony Mark Alex A];
if ( grep( /^$match/,@array ) ) {
   print "Matched\n";
}
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Output :
Matched
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# Program : 2
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;

my $match = 'A';

my @array = qq[Anthony Mark Alex A];
if ( grep( /$match$/,@array ) ) {
   print "Matched\n";
}
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Output :
Matched
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# Program : 3
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;

my $match = 'A';

my @array = qq[Anthony Mark Alex A];
if ( grep( /^$match$/,@array ) ) {
   print "Matched\n";
}
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What is the problem with the 3rd program ? am I missing something there ?