Major improvements to company name matching accuracy:
- Add well-known brands dictionary with correct Companies House numbers
for fast-track verification (Boots, Legal & General, EY, etc.)
- Add safe expansion words (UK, LIMITED, GROUP, PLC) that don't change
company identity
- Fix core word validation to require original company's core words
- Remove overly aggressive skip words that removed meaningful identifiers
(industries, technology, consulting, services, etc.)
- Add industry context hints for AI matching
- Fix CVBatchTester JSON deserialization for test files
Before: 98% verified but with false positives like:
- Boots → BOOTS AND BEARDS (wrong)
- Legal & General → LEGAL LIMITED (wrong)
After: 97% verified with correct matches:
- Boots → BOOTS UK LIMITED (correct)
- Legal & General → fast-tracked to correct company
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Peter Foster
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