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The national survey of 5,016 American adults was conducted Sept. 1-9, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
To calculate the taxable-equivalent yield for the 10-year Treasury note, divide its yield by 1 minus the combined city and state income-tax rate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Once packaged, the finished products -- which can be made to precisely fit any glass -- are stored in a room at minus 10 degrees before shipment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
One of the hawaladars is paid a sum of cash and the other agrees to supply the same sum, minus commission, to the recipient.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
They have gas pumps outside, human-sized, with round discs on top, lit up like pale moons or haloes minus the head.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
That’s a slight pullback from March, and the underlying data had both pluses and minuses.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
"The plusses outweigh the minuses," Maguire told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Looking further ahead, they weigh the pluses and minuses of retiring early or late and pros and cons of pursuing and exploring a new postretirement job or career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
There are the pluses from capital gains and there are the minuses from capital losses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Mr. Ibis pushed his lower lip upward, then let his head bob from side to side, as if it were on a spring, weighing the pluses and minuses, seeing things from both points of view.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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