arithmetic
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The question is whether patriotic austerity can substitute for the harsher arithmetic of markets.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
According to a biography of Woods published in 1887, he attended school until about the age of 10, learning basic reading, writing and arithmetic, before leaving to apprentice in blacksmithing and machining.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The arithmetic that made counterdrone technology urgent is embarrassingly simple.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
We apologize for bringing arithmetic into this–we’ll try not to let it happen again.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Everyone in the class seemed perfectly willing to skip arithmetic for one morning.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
Vocabulary lists containing arithmetic
Expressions and Equations
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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"Be-ers and Doers" and "My Moment of Truth"
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