subtracting

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

From BBC • May 26, 2026

It also incorporates more of people’s financial circumstances than common rules of thumb for equity allocation, such as the classic 60/40 division of stocks and bonds or subtracting your age from 100.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Start by subtracting your guaranteed income sources, such as your wife’s pension, from your projected expenses.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

At the same time, more types of companies are adding jobs rather than subtracting them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

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