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They continue to exist under the mummy's current storage conditions, which include a temperature of minus six degrees Celsius and high humidity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
GfK said its U.K. consumer-confidence barometer rose six points to minus 17 in July, marking the largest increase since November 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Research group GfK said its consumer-confidence barometer, published Friday with the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions, rose 6 points to minus 17 in July—the largest increase in sentiment since November 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Net asset value was minus 9.1% from January through July of 2026, versus a 5% increase over the same stretch last year, according to Chua.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Oh, really? Well, if x is greater than or equal to zero, then x to the fourth power minus six times x squared plus nine equals the absolute value of x squared minus three.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Watch personal-tech columnist Nicole Nguyen review the pluses and minuses of all the new hot wearable fitness trackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
That’s a slight pullback from March, and the underlying data had both pluses and minuses.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
There are the pluses from capital gains and there are the minuses from capital losses.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
So, as an introvert, what are the pluses and minuses there?
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025
Who even cared about the minuses on his old conduct grades by now?
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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