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summing

verb

present participle of sum

as in adding

to combine (numbers) into a single sum can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator

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Recent Examples of summing Speaking time per person was calculated by summing the duration of each of their utterances and excluding silent gaps. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026 There’s no better way of summing them up. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026 Each nanocluster has its own field, but those fields start out all pointing in random directions, summing to zero. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2018

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The technology that investors and governments are counting on to lift the global economy is also adding pressure that threatens growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, urging policymakers to stop delaying painful choices on debt.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
These firms charge fees based on the value of their holdings, adding a financial incentive to keep the marks higher to avoid public scrutiny.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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Because time is finite, adding one thing means subtracting another.

— Melody Wilding, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Back in the early spring, the idea of subtracting a durable 33-game starter (and a former second-round pick) from a defensive line that seemed to be an area of major concern for the Bears would have been unthinkable.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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