subtracting

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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

The numbers come from very different sources: ADP’s data draws on the company’s internal figures on how many roles its huge pool of business customers are adding or subtracting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The NAV represents the fair value of the underlying assets, calculated by subtracting the fund’s liabilities from its total assets and dividing the remainder by the number of outstanding shares.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

At the same time, more types of companies are adding jobs rather than subtracting them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

He seemed to be good at adding and subtracting quickly and without a calculator.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez