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arithmetic

[uh-rith-muh-tik, ar-ith-met-ik] / əˈrɪθ mə tɪk, ˌær ɪθˈmɛt ɪk /


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Makers of personal computers face the same arithmetic, though not all are equally exposed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

For investors still betting on the next Keytruda, it means a humbler arithmetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

That is for 8 May and beyond, when the votes have been counted and the parliamentary arithmetic reveals who is best placed to take charge of the Scottish government for the next five years.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The arithmetic that made counterdrone technology urgent is embarrassingly simple.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

One afternoon, when they were alone in the house, Emily closed her arithmetic book and whispered, “Can you keep a secret?”

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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