sum
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This year’s gubernatorial contest is not the first time Steyer has spent an inordinate sum seeking office.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
That ratio is the index’s market capitalization divided by the sum of consensus earnings estimates for constituent companies for the next 12 months.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
In 2010, a clone of his champion mare Cuartetera sold at auction for $800,000, an eye-popping sum for a polo pony at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
In sum, it all sounds less like a good-faith effort to invigorate a vital newsmagazine for modern times—and more like an effort to have it fall apart, piece by piece.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Vaughan had successfully helped him file his application, and for this and other legal services Bigheart had planned to pay him as much as $10,000—a sum that is comparable today to nearly $140,000.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Arithmetic
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The Number System
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