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A surprising surge in the trade deficit is expected to subtract an unusually large 1.0 to 1.5 percentage points from GDP, masking the strength of the underlying economy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

But none of this should subtract from the bigger takeaway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

The Power Four — the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12 and ACC — plus the Big East comprise 79 schools and continue to add rather than subtract.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

To calculate it yourself, start with a financial report line item called cash from operations, and then fully subtract capex.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Dr. Harlow knows that Phineas can add and subtract, yet Phineas angrily refuses the deal.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

For starters, the policy rate is currently at the lower end of the estimated growth range for neutral, a level that neither stimulates or subtracts from growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

“The Accountant 2” subtracts everything that worked about the 2016 original, a marvelous romp that starred Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, a neurodivergent numbers geek who freelances as an auditor and assassin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025

Singleton said that if legislation subtracts from how he sees freedom and liberty, “then I’m there to stand in opposition to those things and push back.”

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024

The floating ice climbs to an annual peak of more than 7 million square miles in September — but then subtracts an area nearly the size of Russia by the following February.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023

Still, if one subtracts all the superstitious elements from the subject, there’s something appealing about the small residue that remains.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Net exports subtracted a point from GDP, which is a statistical wash since imports flow into consumer spending and investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Piper Sandler’s analysts estimated that rising earnings contributed about 18.5 percentage points to that return, while a shrinking price-to-earnings multiple subtracted nearly 8 percentage points.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Abbott secretly subtracted a hidden value from measurements involving some of the experimental masses.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

Oil market analysts had widely expected the increase of 188,000 barrels, similar to the 206,000-barrel daily increases OPEC+ announced in both March and April when the portion allotted to the UAE was subtracted.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

When you added them all up and then subtracted, you might be left with only the children, and perhaps with Albert Einstein and an old violinist or sculptor somewhere.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Gross profit is revenue without subtracting the cost of production expenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

The net score is created by taking the total number of VAR interventions in a club's favour, and subtracting those that have gone against them.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

For most people, it comes down to either taking an extended break, like a sabbatical; somehow subtracting duties from their current role; or transitioning to a less stressful position.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026

Excluding AI, fixed investment declined 10% in the fourth quarter, subtracting one percentage point from overall GDP growth.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

It may be that by adding or subtracting a word here or there, you could be even clearer.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner