<?php
$lines = [
"1849781487",
"1838433023",
"1855575775",
"1825054296",
"1868575843",
"1800003509",
"1781354776",
"1650813649",
"1762706044",
"1688111114",
"1669462381",
"1632164916"
];
$searchword = '18';
$matches = array();
foreach($lines as $k=>$v) {
if(preg_match("/^$searchword/i", $v)) {
$matches[$k] = $v;
}
}
print_r($matches);
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