negative
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One of these people has developed mild symptoms, but the initial round of diagnostic tests were negative as of Friday, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
"When we scratch an itch, at some point we stop because there's a negative feedback signal that tells us we're satisfied," Gualdani explained.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
However on Friday, a WHO official told CBS News that she had tested negative for the virus.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Nancy Vanden Houten, lead US Economist at Oxford Economics, said that if health care were excluded, "job growth was negative over the last 12 months."
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Nathan knew that Uncle Jet’s negative emotions were being amplified by the Ash Being.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing negative
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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