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Vanguard Wellington declined 14.3% that year, slightly worse than the category average of minus 13.6%, according to Morningstar.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Some sent their invoices back with the tariff line item crossed out, along with a check for what was owed minus that amount.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The GfK consumer confidence index fell two points to minus 21 this month, while expectations for the general economic situation over the next year dropped six points to minus 37.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The group used liquid nitrogen to rapidly cool mouse brain tissue to minus 196 degrees Celsius, then kept it in a minus-150-degree-Celsius freezer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Yet she’s hardly older than Anatole and looks just like him, minus the broad shoulders and narrow waist.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver