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negative

[neg-uh-tiv] / ˈnɛg ə tɪv /


NOUN
contradiction
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Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer, said “doomers” peddling worst-case scenarios, lingering anger at social-media companies and negative media coverage have fueled poor sentiment in the U.S.

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

Like how negative numbers deserve empathy because no one should ever feel lower than zero.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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