minus

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Both results are well within the poll’s plus or minus 2.8% margin of error.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Putting it all together, the market’s 4.7% earnings yield minus the 2% real risk-free rate gives an ERP of 2.7%.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

So if we divide the 4.92% yield on 20-year Treasury bonds by 1 minus a combined New York state and city income-tax rate of 9.876%, we have a fully taxable-equivalent yield of 5.46%.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

An obvious model for the film is “Babe,” but minus the droll wit, the inspired lunacy and the filigreed plot.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“Well, guess I’ll see you at camp. Glad you feel better. Enjoy the soup minus the hot sauce.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas