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subtraction

[suhb-trak-shuhn] / səbˈtræk ʃən /


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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

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

The antidote psychologists prescribe is mental subtraction: deliberately imagining life without what you take for granted.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

But here’s the catch: Adaptations are primarily about subtraction.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2025

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

Norm Eisen, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a legal analyst at CNN, said “the subtractions stand out more than the additions” in Smith’s latest filing.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2024

So given those additions and subtractions, what will Becki Ball look like?

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2024

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

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2024

I had written some verses—written them with great care, and with ever so many additions, subtractions, and divisions.

From The Diving Bell Or, Pearls to be Sought for by Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth




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