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subtract

[suhb-trakt] / səbˈtrækt /


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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

Earnings accounting doesn’t subtract capex when the money is actually spent.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The tariffs are expected to subtract $3 trillion from the deficit over 10 years, according to the latest Congressional Budget Office estimate.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Separately, there’s a new limit on how much the richest taxpayers can subtract from their taxable income.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

“Well, indirectly. You may subtract it from my miserable wage.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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