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subtract

[suhb-trakt] / səbˈtrækt /


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

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

If we subtract the dividend yield from the forward FCF yield, we can compare companies’ expected FCF “headroom.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 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

You could, however, add to or subtract from this list to build your own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 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

For starters, the policy rate is currently at the lower end of the estimated growth range for neutral, a level that neither stimulates or subtracts from growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 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

“Italy says that immigration has to be managed at a European level, and now subtracts a part of this problem from the European debate,” he said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 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

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

If U.S. levies remain in place, Mexico wants the value of U.S. content in goods it exports to be subtracted from tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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

She added and subtracted endlessly, determining what she would need and not need, cooking rice and beans each week, and heating up small portions in the microwave for lunch and dinner.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

On aggregate, the money foreign investors have put into Indian markets in the past decade - after subtracting what they sold or withdrew - is nearing zero.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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

Excluding AI, fixed investment declined 10% in the fourth quarter, subtracting one percentage point from overall GDP growth.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

I considered myself lucky if, after subtracting lapses from new business, there remained fifteen dollars that I could call my own.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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