MATLAB: Detecting a particular word in a cell vector

Question

 Dear all, 
I have a matrix whose first column is :
    'MAR'
'   POPSIZE'
    'OTHTOTAL'
    '   CONIZE'
    '   POPIZE'
    'MAR'
    '   POPULAR SIZE'
    'OTHOTAL'
    '   CONSIIZE'
    '   POPUZE'
    'MAR'
    'PRODGORY'
 I want to detect if the above column contains the string element  ‘MAR’

thanks

Answer 1

eg

A = {'MAR'
    '   POPSIZE'
    'OTHTOTAL'
    '   CONIZE'
    '   POPIZE'
    'MAR'
    '   POPULAR SIZE'
    'OTHOTAL'
    '   CONSIIZE'
    '   POPUZE'
    'MAR'
    'PRODGORY'}
out = any(ismember(A,'MAR'));

or

out = any(strcmp(A,'MAR'));