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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def match_item(key, value, item):
 """ Check if some item matches criteria. """

    if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
        return any(match_item(key, sub_value, item) for sub_value in value)
    else:
        return key not in item or str(item.get(key)).lower() == str(value).lower()