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It is now Saturday, and the sum total of negotiating progress that has been made is nothing.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026

I give her a one-page spreadsheet listing where all our money is, the balances and how the sum total compares with previous years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

In other words, the sum total of that company’s annual contracts adds up to the equivalent of the entire U.S. budget for diplomacy.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2024

Second-placed Leeds come into tonight on the back of eight straight league wins, during which time they've conceded a sum total of one goal.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

The sum total of vegetation on this land was enough to keep one cow in food for approximately sixteen days out of every year.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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