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negative

[neg-uh-tiv] / ˈnɛg ə tɪv /


NOUN
contradiction
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The only thing growing faster than the artificial-intelligence industry may be Americans’ negative feelings about it—as former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt saw on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

And the government was so sure it was going to get a negative ruling that the it actually asked to withdraw the investigation before the ruling came down.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

“Average returns are negative on every timeframe from 5-40 days,” he added.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"Musk is a singular individual," Lund said, "but negative things never seem to stick to either of them."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

A soft negative movement, left to right, and then her paw pushing something positive, like the small red ball she loved so much, across the table to me.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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