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The prices seen recently range from minus $6 to minus $8 per million British thermal units—the lowest on record, says Tracy Cui, director of global gas research at OPIS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

With her sharp features, geometric haircut and form-fitting black ensembles, she’s a Bond villain minus the martial arts skills — icy but with a flicker of feeling, which makes her interesting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Orders minus transportation rose a healthy 0.8% in February and increased for the 11th straight month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

This compares with the company’s previous earnings outlook of $2 a share, plus or minus 25 cents, and sales growth of 6%, plus or minus 10%.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Thus, we might say that a 95 percent confidence interval for the percentage of voters favoring candidate X is 45 percent plus or minus 6 percent.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos