subtraction

It is receiving something greater in return, resulting in spiritual addition by subtraction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Though Sharpe wrote his article before the advent of AI, he stressed that his conclusion depends “only on the laws of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Nothing else is required.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Researchers say the assessments focus on what’s known as early number sense: a child’s ability to count sets of objects, and grasp basic addition and subtraction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

The new revision was "primarily reflecting a downward revision to imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, that was partly offset by a downward revision to consumer spending," the department said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

You can read and write but can you do addition and subtraction?

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

For the Ducks to match that, their summer additions will have to add up to more than the subtractions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

But you know, additions are just as important as subtractions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

But in light of the Supreme Court’s decision, those subtractions make the case that much stronger.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2024

Solving arithmetic problems, even simple subtractions, involves mental representations whose influence remains to be clarified.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024

In Him there are no additions or subtractions.

From An Introduction to Yoga by Annie Wood Besant