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“We expect this recovery to continue in the second half of the year as the negative effects from the incentive withdrawal lessens.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Although there were hardly any negative reviews, some critics said they had difficulty hearing, external the film's dialogue in places.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

A weaker yen has many negative implications for Japan’s economy, as a weaker currency can lead to inflationary pressure.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

It is, however, not all negative as the report points to the rise of the "silver economy" -- a growing market for goods and services for older citizens.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The negative aspect is that it means that all intervals except for octaves are slightly out of tune with regard to the actual harmonic series.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

That question is at the center of a new paper published in Nature Astronomy, where researchers examine the often-overlooked problem of "false negatives" in the search for extraterrestrial life.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026

After consulting with experts and good governance groups, the commission agreed the benefits of bifurcation outweighed the negatives, and it passed unanimously by the commission.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

In an exclusive interview with BBC Sport, Di Maria says Van Gaal zeroed in on negatives in his game, never the positives, which led him to "hate" being at Old Trafford.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

Dallin’s vast collection of negatives, housed at the Hagley Museum, remains an invaluable resource for golf course architects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

If you get eleven negatives and one positive, the requirement resets back to square one.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Referring to Erskine May, Parliament's ancient and respected rule book, he said MPs should never be asked to vote again on the same proposition if they had already "negatived" it during the current Parliamentary session.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2019

With gentle but resolute firmness, His Majesty negatived this proposal, hailed a passing motorist who, overwhelmed, obeyed with alacrity a royal command that he convey Miss Betts to her residence in Uxbridge.

From Time Magazine Archive

Miss Bingley moved with alacrity to the pianoforte, and after a polite request that Elizabeth would lead the way, which the other as politely and more earnestly negatived, she seated herself.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

The motion was negatived by 5 to 31.

From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by White, Horace

The motion had been negatived at that time, but the purpose had not been abandoned.

From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by White, Horace

It is supposed that the King, when he wrote the note negativing the coalition, either depended on Pitt, or meant by that means to force him.

From Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of

The terms of the description should be noted, as completely negativing the notion that the fact in question was anything like compulsory abolition of the right of individual ownership.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander

The doctor, with compressed lips, slightly shook a negativing head, as the Master raised interrogative brows.

From The Flying Legion by England, George Allan

They have determined that the King shall have a suspensive and iterative veto: that is, that after negativing a law, it cannot be presented again till after a new election.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

She looked down, and shook her head, as if negativing his proposal with obstinate decision.

From Peveril of the Peak by Scott, Walter, Sir