minus
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That was weaker than expectations of economists polled last week by The Wall Street Journal, who anticipated minus 28.1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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
The cost of goods minus food and energy, another critical inflation barometer, fell for the second month in a row — another bit of good news.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
It covers all financial and non-financial assets, primarily property, minus debts, with asset values converted into dollars.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
I needed only forty more dollars to pay for my family’s passage, minus what Mr. Stieglitz had just given me, but even that felt impossible.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
The net effect of these pluses and minuses is unknown.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
That’s a slight pullback from March, and the underlying data had both pluses and minuses.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Looking further ahead, they weigh the pluses and minuses of retiring early or late and pros and cons of pursuing and exploring a new postretirement job or career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
So, as an introvert, what are the pluses and minuses there?
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025
Mr. Ibis pushed his lower lip upward, then let his head bob from side to side, as if it were on a spring, weighing the pluses and minuses, seeing things from both points of view.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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