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negative

[neg-uh-tiv] / ˈnɛg ə tɪv /


NOUN
contradiction
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Paradoxically, such an outcome wouldn’t necessarily be negative for Nike stock.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

I think it's all negative things and it's rubbish.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The city had adopted what’s known as a mitigated negative declaration, which is shorter and less detailed than a full environmental impact report.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The CEO offered fresh details on the company’s aggressive AI plans and addressed the market’s negative reaction to its first-quarter results in a companywide meeting today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Many times they solved equations only to get a negative result and concluded that their answer had no meaning.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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