negative
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If sentiment “plods along quarter after quarter, year after year, it will eventually deliver negative results for not just growth but for societal well-being,” Bernstein said.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
“But worsening infrastructure problems combined with negative international press coverage about blackouts and garbage piling up hurt demand.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
So far, Aidar says, the Pinheiros River capybaras have always tested negative.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
The researchers also found strong links between population size and rising global temperatures, growing ecological footprints, and increased carbon emissions during the negative demographic phase.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
No number seems to solve the equation; plugging in –1, 3, –750, 235.23, or any other positive or negative number you could think of doesn’t yield the correct answer.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing negative
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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