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[suhm] / sʌm /


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That ratio is the index’s market capitalization divided by the sum of consensus earnings estimates for constituent companies for the next 12 months.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Though each home’s energy generation is capped at a relatively paltry 800 watts, their sum total across the country equates to a large power plant, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In sum, it all sounds less like a good-faith effort to invigorate a vital newsmagazine for modern times—and more like an effort to have it fall apart, piece by piece.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Judge Kathaleen McCormick called the pay-out an "unfathomable sum", and argued Musk had influenced the company's board and shareholders - 75% of which voted to back his pay deal.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

As Theseus listened, overwhelmed by this sum of terrible events, Hippolytus still breathing was carried in.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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