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Elsewhere, Southampton, who will start the season on minus four points after the Spygate scandal, travel to Watford on the opening weekend and promoted Cardiff welcome Welsh rivals Wrexham on Monday, 17 August.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Over the four years of the strategic plan, a 30-point improvement would have brought third-graders to a minus 2.9 score.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

This month 74% said he was doing badly, versus 18% who thought he was doing well, suggesting his net popularity had slipped to minus 56.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

The eurozone consumer-confidence indicator rose to minus 17.7 in June from minus 19 in May, continuing its recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Bottom line: $7.02 worth of food acquired in seventy minutes of calling and driving, minus $2.80 for the phone calls—which ends up being equivalent to a wage of $3.63 an hour.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich