minuses

plural of minus

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  • For such states, already struggling to receive NIH funding, reducing indirect costs would further exacerbate their disadvantages, increasing the risk of falling behind in medical research, patient care and regional economic growth.
    Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
  • According to an April 2024 study funded in part by the International Olympic Committee, trans women athletes may indeed have several physical disadvantages when competing with cisgender women.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Minuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minuses. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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