We earned 600 dollars 'minus' travel expenses. [=the amount we earned was less than 600 dollars because we had to pay for travel expenses]
The lower 48 states are all the United States 'minus' Alaska and Hawaii. [=not counting or including Alaska and Hawaii]
The teacher said I could bring the C 'minus' up to a C if I studied more.
(..) That is where she hunts for the seal she needs to feed her cubs. And she must get there before the ice breaks up. For now though it's still minus thirty degrees and the cubs must have the shelter of the den. It's six days since the bears emerged and spring is advancing rapidly. Being so small, (..)2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: From Pole to Pole Season: 1 Episode 1
(..) Male Emperor Penguins are facing the nearest that exists on planet Earth - winter in Antarctica. It's continuously dark and temperatures drop to minus seventy degrees centigrade. The penguins stay when all other creatures have fled because each guards a treasure: a single egg rested (..)2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: From Pole to Pole Season: 1 Episode 1