subtracted

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

For instance, when you tap or swipe your card at a restaurant, the entire bottom line—including state and local taxes and gratuity—is subtracted from your card’s credit limit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Still, all of the estimates expect a rebound from the 0.5% growth logged during the fourth quarter of 2025 when a 43-day government shutdown subtracted a percentage point from real GDP growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

For starters, some 30,000 jobs were subtracted from the February employment report because of nurses’ strikes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 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