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Index funds do not promise a specific return, other than that holders will do exactly as well as the index, minus an infinitesimal annual fee.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

The company lifted its revenue guidance for the fiscal year to $6.3 billion, plus or minus $100 million, up from an earlier range of $5.9 billion to $6.3 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

For the year through January 2027, Inditex continues to anticipate a stable gross margin, plus or minus half a percentage point.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In 1993, scientists discovered a mercury-based copper-oxide ceramic called Hg1223 that reached superconductivity at minus 140 degrees C, or 133 K. That material held the ambient-pressure record for more than 30 years.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

We gathered our instruments, minus the drum set we’d borrowed from the band room, and left the auditorium.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez