zero
Frequently Asked Questions
- Four minus four is zero.
- The temperature is expected to drop below zero.
- If we don’t play, the chance of us winning is zero.
- The school had a zero tolerance policy on bullying.
- Please zero these columns by removing all the values.
Example Sentences
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Through the Climate Change Act, external, the UK is obliged by law to reach net zero, nationally, by 2050.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The state’s deep pool of talent, rich investors and other tech infrastructure have made it ground zero for the artificial intelligence explosion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
For others in the party, "the most important thing is the commitment to net zero," she added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
One is that, after producing enough income to support a 5% inflation-adjusted withdrawal for 30 years, a 30-year ladder will be worth zero at the end of that period.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The temperature was a perfect ten below zero.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
This design appears to be a win on two levels, says Gillingham, the Yale professor: It zeroes out direct use of water while also reducing the total amount of energy required for cooling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Users go to AI bots for everything from recipes to life and relationship advice, even forming one-sided platonic or romantic relationships with the ones and zeroes that make up this digital ether behind a screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Coco Gauff dropped a set for the second match in a row before clawing her way into a third consecutive Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday as she zeroes in on a maiden Melbourne title.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Conventional computers operate using bits -- streams of electrical or optical pulses that represent ones or zeroes.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
Archie had only his wits and a bunch of guys who were all big zeroes without him.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Now Wall Street zeros in on rate hike in September.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
If you’re not, you’ve got to use money, which is hard to get, whereas you get shares by typing zeros into a spreadsheet.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
You could take several zeros off the $200 million Steyer spent on his campaign and it would still be more than most of us make in a lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Classical computers process information as ones or zeros in bits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
These troubles would have ended as an interesting footnote but for one thing: these infinities and zeros are the key to understanding nature.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
From Washington, D.C., to Rhode Island to Oregon, federal judges nominated by presidents from both parties, including Donald Trump, have zeroed in on what’s called “the presumption of regularity.”
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Narayan highlighted Ford’s improved margins, but also zeroed in on Ford’s EV losses.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Both Alphabet and Tesla reported soaring revenue, but investors instead zeroed in on their AI spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Yet speculation has zeroed in on the potential noise of the coaster as being a problem for residents of the nearby of Toluca Lake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
It showed the whole campus, then it zeroed in on the field of portables and the focal point of the sinkhole.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
They’re spending less time merely testing and learning and more time evaluating costs and zeroing in on the highest value use cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But public health officials finally appear to be zeroing in on what’s causing it.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
HoldCo Asset Management, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.–based activist hedge fund known for engaging in campaigns to improve underperforming banks, is zeroing in on two new targets after its most active year yet.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
The Chinese tech giant is zeroing in on making AI a key engine of growth, continuing to upgrade its Qwen model series and integrating it into its core ecosystem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
The opposition pounded the new president, zeroing in on his methods rather than his results.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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