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subtract

[suhb-trakt] / səbˈtrækt /


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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

Earnings accounting doesn’t subtract capex when the money is actually spent.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach, but the rule of 120 stipulates that you can subtract your age from 120 to give you an approximate weighting in equities that would match your age.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

Giving the carry to the trust thus won’t subtract much from the person’s lifetime gift-tax exemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

And then he tells us how many people get on and off and we have to add and subtract the numbers in our head.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt




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