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subtract

[suhb-trakt] / səbˈtrækt /


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And if we subtract the S&P 500’s 1.08% dividend yield, we are left with projected FCF headroom of 2.26% for the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Vinegar is firmly in the category of ingredients that are easier to add than subtract.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

That allows people to add or subtract sweetness, chai flavoring or syrups, Starbucks said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Power Four — the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12 and ACC — plus the Big East comprise 79 schools and continue to add rather than subtract.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Arabic numerals are tools which enable me to add and subtract, multiply and divide on a piece of paper far more fluently than I could with Roman numerals.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

To calculate enterprise value, Strategy adds the market value of its common stock to the principal amount of its debt and the par value of its preferred stock, then subtracts cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“The Accountant 2” subtracts everything that worked about the 2016 original, a marvelous romp that starred Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, a neurodivergent numbers geek who freelances as an auditor and assassin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

Singleton said that if legislation subtracts from how he sees freedom and liberty, “then I’m there to stand in opposition to those things and push back.”

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024

Terence Nicholson, the former manager of the gallery and a martial-arts adept, subtracts the pop-culture element with a shadowy video of real kung fu moves.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023

Still, if one subtracts all the superstitious elements from the subject, there’s something appealing about the small residue that remains.

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

Net exports subtracted 1.1 percentage points from GDP in the calculation, as AI companies imported more chips and equipment for their data center build-out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Abbott subtracted a secret number from the carefully measured weights of some of the masses used in the experiment.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Bauermeister filed a brief a week ago arguing that the full amount of the settlement paid by Campbell Hall should be subtracted from any award the jury decides Scott must pay to Dylan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Oil market analysts had widely expected the increase of 188,000 barrels, similar to the 206,000-barrel daily increases OPEC+ announced in both March and April when the portion allotted to the UAE was subtracted.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

But something had been subtracted from the chorus of night noises.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Gross profit is revenue without subtracting the cost of production expenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Then it's the net goal score - taking the goals in favour, and subtracting the goals against.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Net exports, a measure of what the country exports minus what it imports, were a drag on growth in the first quarter, subtracting 1.3 percentage point as imports outpaced export.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

For most people, it comes down to either taking an extended break, like a sabbatical; somehow subtracting duties from their current role; or transitioning to a less stressful position.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026

You can’t remove a three-acre swath from a two-acre field, but nothing prevents you from subtracting three from two.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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