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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

On the next play, Jefferson threw the ball into the chest of a receiver at the one-yard line, only for another holding penalty to negate the play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

While paper or cardboard packaging might on its own be recyclable, the presence of a label, a seal or a coating can negate that.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 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

“Rewashing that product at home and rehandling that product basically negates every step that has already been taken on that product with the washing and antimicrobial interventions,” said Chaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

This month Dell is breaking above a double bottom with handle pivot of $168.08, which also negates a bearish engulfing candle from November.

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

A darker January PCE pretty much negates a more positive report on the consumer-price index in February.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026

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

But prosecutors say any agreement was negated when Davis went public with his version in his memoir several years later.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Balogun appeared to double the lead coming out of the hydration break midway through the opening half, but the goal was negated by an offside call.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 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.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026

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