Example Sentences

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Goods have been subtracting from inflation lately, but there were some exceptions in February.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024

He was all that Merrie Charles's court should have been, subtracting not a sparkle from what it was.

From The Egoist by Meredith, George