Minus
Minus noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Pull
Pull noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: a political candidate with all of the pull that comes with a vast fortune and famous surname
Both words in one sentence
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Reddy maintains the procedure in the new world, as the Grik and any other enemy can pull the same stunt (minus subs).
Source: Literature / Destroyermen -
At one point, they all (minus Richard who is in LA) stick their heads in her door and immediately pull them out when Ally notices them.
Source: Scooby Stack -
It's essentially OTL's Red China under Mao Zedong, minus the Cultural Revolution but still trying to pull off a Great Leap Forward, ultimately getting into and losing a long, bloody war with Russia in the 1940s that sees a death toll comparable only to the Great War of the 1890s.
Source: Literature / Malê Rising
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