subtract
Example Sentences
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You could, however, add to or subtract from this list to build your own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
If the approach involves raising corporate taxes, whatever the merits, it would subtract from earnings more directly.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The tariffs are expected to subtract $3 trillion from the deficit over 10 years, according to the latest Congressional Budget Office estimate.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 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
I add, subtract, multiply, divide all the numbers he throws at me.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
Vocabulary lists containing subtract
Number and Operations: Fractions
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Measurement and Data
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