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The adjective confident emphasizes the strength of the belief or the certainty of expectation felt. Positive implies emphatic certainty, which may even become overconfidence or dogmatism. Certain suggests that there are definite reasons that have freed one from doubt. Sure, the simplest and most general term, expresses mere absence of doubt. 

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People put their money in a bank only because they are very confident that they can get it back if needed.
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When the testing was over, many recruits said they had been confident they heard a true difference between sick and healthy coughs and sneezes.
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The customer made it clear that if we couldn’t develop this capability they’d be less confident in our product.
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By the time we had enough years of data to actually test the hypotheses and put out studies that we’re really confident in, there was a really established “Ban the Box” lobby.
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The female flies short distances and is increasingly confident and vocal, and the male is beginning to grow feathers and has a healthy appetite for crickets, mice and small lizards.
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They still stay close to their parents, yet are more confident and approach their keepers for treats.
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Things looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning's dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.
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