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negative

[neg-uh-tiv] / ˈnɛg ə tɪv /


NOUN
contradiction
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“You’re going to see that negative correlation when you need it most and there’s a steep economic decline,” Venter says.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Yet as Euro 2024 progressed, Palmer being left sitting on the bench was viewed as an indicator of Southgate's negative approach.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

In the past six decades, the S&P 500 has been negative for three consecutive years only once—in 2000-02, as the dot-com bubble burst.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“The negative correlation between U.S. share prices and 10-year bond yields might not persist. However, for now, rising interest rates are quite negative for the equity market,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

I think about how people use “dark” as a negative.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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