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strip out

British  

verb

  1. (tr) to remove the working parts of (a machine)

  2. to remove (a chemical or component) from a mixture

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“Even when you strip out food and energy, they do eventually affect core, because energy goes into producing core goods and services as well,” he said.

From Barron's

Strip out precious metals, and exports sagged 0.7% on-month.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when you strip out used-car inflation, it looks to be heading in the wrong direction.

From Barron's

So it’s best to strip out planes and the auto sector to get a better sense of underlying business investment patterns.

From MarketWatch

Friday’s inflation report showed so-called core prices, which strip out volatile food and energy costs, rose 2.5% in January from a year earlier—the lowest since the pandemic price surge began in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal