subtracted

Example Sentences

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Although the government shutdown subtracted about a percentage point of economic growth, the softer spending also contributed to the dismal 0.7% growth rate in inflation-adjusted gross domestic product.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Any salary that he receives from the Falcons will reportedly be subtracted from the $54 million that the Dolphins still owe him.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

This year, they have added two more -- and subtracted one -- for a whopping total of 95.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

But since some domestic spending is on imported products, rather than things made in the U.S., imports are subtracted from total spending to arrive at GDP estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Maize originated, litis postulated, in a strange, wholesale mutation of teosinte, to which Indians added and subtracted features through intensive breeding.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann