cancel out
Example Sentences
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"But that doesn't make it OK," Pombo says, "one doesn't cancel out the other."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
These repeated interactions can either build up or cancel out rotation.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
Any amount you convert is subject to income-tax rates of up to 37%—but the senior deduction can help cancel out that tax, Adams says.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Two weeks later, higher gasoline and energy prices stemming from the conflict could cancel out the effects of those higher refunds, economists say.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026
This would cause many of the possible infinities to cancel out, but it was suspected that some infinities might still remain.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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