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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are minus" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are indicating a subtraction or a negative value in a mathematical or figurative sense.
Example: "The final scores of the teams are minus five and minus three, indicating their losses."
Alternatives: "are negative" or "are less than zero".
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are minus
noun
A minus sign (−).
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The Seahawks are minus 10 in turnover differential.
After a second encounter the famous become whoever they are minus their fame.
If we're talking scales of one to 10, though, we've made videos that are minus 10, and we've paid a lot of money for them.
The Queens borough president, Claire Shulman, said: "I'm continually looking for school seats and sites to build, because we are minus 30,000 seats and growing 10percentt a year.
For the first time for more than 20 years, the show jumpers are minus the talented Whitaker brothers, with Michael declining to travel to Spain after he was named as merely a reserve with Handel.
After all the decisions announced today, our current budget figures for 2003-04 - and for the years to 2008-09 - are: minus £21.3bn, minus £11bn, minus £5bn, zero, £4bn and £9bn.
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This season, they are minus-6 and 1-4.
The Rams are minus-9 in turnover differential, the Falcons plus-7.
Only four teams have a worse turnover differential than the Jets, who are minus-6.
We are minus-56, and that's a big number after only 45 games, Goring said after morning practice in Syosset, N.Y.
EXTRA POINTS Coach JIM MORA of the Colts, whom the Jets play Sunday, thinks the Colts are struggling, after going 13-3 in 1999, because they are minus-9 in takeaways/giveaways.
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