Back in February of 2021, Google announced that they would begin rolling out changes to phrase match and broad match modifiers.
With that roll out complete, advertisers could reach people with the following keyword match types:
- Exact match for precision
- Broad match for reach
- Phrase match and broad match modifier for a balance of both
At that point, the only languages available included English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, and Russian. This treatment will start rolling out to the rest of the remaining languages that Google Ads supports. The process will begin in June and is expected to be finished in July.
Microsoft is releasing their own phrase match in North American markets with other markets in June.
Source – Search Engine Land