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While the way much of the region votes may negate this message, there exists a massive minority in Appalachia that has always felt this way — and continues to practice it.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

But it’s not an impossible situation, nor does it negate spending on the yard.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

The SBTi said companies also can use power-purchase agreements—long-term contracts that generate new renewable-electricity supply—to negate their emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

That was a really important lesson because it didn’t negate my value, but it allowed me to pave the road for other women.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Or, to put it more positively, when a writer wants to negate an unfamiliar proposition, she should unveil the negation in two stages: 1.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

“He literally negates people from even shooting the ball,” marveled San Antonio point guard De’Aaron Fox.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Missing a payment, even by a few days, can trigger a late fee that negates the benefit of the interest-free structure.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025

“The result of subsidizing home demand without increasing home supply could be an increase to home prices that negates the potential savings,” Berner wrote.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025

Kardashian has been studying to become a lawyer for the last six years, undertaking an apprenticeship that negates the need for a university degree.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

Pushing the not next to the phrase it negates eliminates the scope ambiguity.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Rogers’ claims went to trial and a jury awarded her $6 million, which was negated by the settlement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The breakout also negated a bearish evening star, marked by a doji candle on March 26.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

“But further attacks on vessels and warnings that the Strait of Hormuz would effectively remain closed negated any positive impact,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026

The safety margin applied had been "negated by the unexpected onset of the large vertical oscillations, which caused the car to touch the ground", he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025

Instead, Eliza negated everything I said and suggested I might actually be the problem on the team!

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Car buyers used to be able to travel to a factory and pick up a vehicle directly from a manufacturer, negating the shipping costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

This approach should not be confused with toxic positivity, which is when people only look for the positive while negating any negative emotions.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025

They seemed left for dead after Clayton Kershaw gave up four runs in the bottom of the first, immediately negating Freeman’s RBI line-drive single in the first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025

Rather than directly address vehicle size, they tout emergent technologies, like pedestrian automatic emergency braking, that can theoretically avoid crashes entirely, negating the risk that hulking vehicles present in a collision.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2024

I apologize for the double negative, but it’s a real double negative of a situation, a bind from which negating the negation is truly the only escape.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green