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subtract

[suhb-trakt] / səbˈtrækt /


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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




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