subtract
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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
You could, however, add to or subtract from this list to build your own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
To calculate it yourself, start with a financial report line item called cash from operations, and then fully subtract capex.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach, but the rule of 120 stipulates that you can subtract your age from 120 to give you an approximate weighting in equities that would match your age.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026
My mother didn’t speak French and I had never seen her do anything but add and subtract in her account book.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
Vocabulary lists containing subtract
Number and Operations: Fractions
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Measurement and Data
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