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Frequently Asked Questions
- Four minus four is zero.
- The temperature is expected to drop below zero.
- If we don’t play, the chance of us winning is zero.
- The school had a zero tolerance policy on bullying.
- Please zero these columns by removing all the values.
Example Sentences
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USC didn’t allow the Spartans to score until midway through the third quarter, when they opted for a field goal, down four touchdowns, just to wipe the zero off the scoreboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Alexander Isak: Just six touches in the first half and zero shots on goal but made up for a forgettable opening 45 minutes with the first equaliser on the hour mark.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Last year, exactly zero hurricanes hit the U.S. mainland, which is kind of a bizarre blessing, although we’ve had dead-quiet hurricane seasons before.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
"They go digital to make more profit. And there is zero indication that the customer will benefit from this."
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was below zero outside and above zero inside our new house.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Users go to AI bots for everything from recipes to life and relationship advice, even forming one-sided platonic or romantic relationships with the ones and zeroes that make up this digital ether behind a screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Coco Gauff dropped a set for the second match in a row before clawing her way into a third consecutive Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday as she zeroes in on a maiden Melbourne title.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
She zeroes in on the singer-songwriter’s frequent choice of yellow costuming and golden headwear, callouts to Yoruba culture and its spirits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Conventional computers operate using bits -- streams of electrical or optical pulses that represent ones or zeroes.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
Mathematically, what is most striking about this date is that the zeroes are true zeroes.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
It took a half-century of extensive research to raise the percentage of zeros they could prove were on that line from 33.3% to 41.6%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
If you’re not, you’ve got to use money, which is hard to get, whereas you get shares by typing zeros into a spreadsheet.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
You could take several zeros off the $200 million Steyer spent on his campaign and it would still be more than most of us make in a lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
In conventional computing, information is represented by zeros and ones.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
“You know,” Ma begins, “it’s this same carelessness that gets you zeros on your assignments. Even if you turn them in late, you can still get at least half credit.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Authorities have zeroed in on ABS Capital, as well as Amistad Financial, Bradford Allen and Hudson Trading, the Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
From Washington, D.C., to Rhode Island to Oregon, federal judges nominated by presidents from both parties, including Donald Trump, have zeroed in on what’s called “the presumption of regularity.”
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Investors zeroed in on United’s potentially fatter jet-fuel bill — the airline said it expects nearly $6 billion in additional fuel expenses for the year, based on crude prices as of Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Regulators zeroed in on three potential areas of concern.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
You had to squint to see it, but a tiny red light inside the black eye was the only clue that the camera had zeroed in on you.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
These strange laws of existence provide the framework for Ullom’s excellent social observations, zeroing in on each character’s relationship to this new world and comparing it to the old one.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
They’re spending less time merely testing and learning and more time evaluating costs and zeroing in on the highest value use cases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But public health officials finally appear to be zeroing in on what’s causing it.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Raman spent her time crisscrossing the city, going to dozens of events and zeroing in on renters and younger voters — groups she viewed as her base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The shot swings around to behind us running, zeroing in on my right leg.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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