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as in comes (to)
to be the same in meaning or effect
whether we take the 4:00 train or the 4:15 bus, it adds up to the same thing: they both get us back too late
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as in numbers
to have a total of
even if we pool all our money, it won't add up to enough to rent a beach house for a week
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The crashes remain under investigation, and CSP urged any witnesses to contact their dispatch line at (303) 239-4501 and reference case numbers 1A260390 and 1A260391.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
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The rules protect the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers less than 400 and lives off the East Coast.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
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This means its incredibly dense.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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That means there are no other doors along the way.—
Mike Toole,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the Bracket Matrix, which aggregates 112 projected NCAA Tournament brackets, SDSU appears on only four.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Dallas’s score on the HRC’s Municipal Equality Index, which aggregates policy data to create a relative measurement of LGBTQ+ inclusion, dropped from a full score of 100 in 2024 to 93 in 2025.—
William Tong,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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On Sunday, local media reported that the temporary council comprises President Masoud Pezeshkian, Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei and Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, who serves as the Guardian Council's representative.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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The candidates were planning to spend their final day of the primary campaign in Houston, Texas' largest city that comprises about half of the total population of Harris County.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Adds up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adds%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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