diff --git a/src/dsa/various.py b/src/dsa/various.py
index 4356039..23c9c8d 100644
--- a/src/dsa/various.py
+++ b/src/dsa/various.py
@@ -62,11 +62,8 @@ def dfs(n: int) -> None:
 
 
 def regex_match(strings: list[str], pattern: str) -> list[str]:
-    matched = []
-    for s in strings:
-        if re.match(pattern, s):
-            matched.append(s)
-    return matched
+    compiled_pattern = re.compile(pattern)
+    return [s for s in strings if compiled_pattern.match(s)]
 
 
 def is_palindrome(text: str) -> bool: