negative
Example Sentences
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While taking on more than $100,000 in debt can have a negative connotation, at the time it may have seemed like a sound financial decision.
From MarketWatch
The most time-consuming part of the job involves crafting a counter, thick card stock that pushes the paper into the copper plate to make an impression, essentially serving as a negative.
The number of immigrants who left the United States in 2025 very likely exceeded the number who entered, the Brookings Institution report said, warning of negative implications for the economy.
From Barron's
Specifically, the analysts say, management noted a cap would result in broad-based and extensive reductions in credit availability, with potential negative knock-on impacts to consumer health and economic growth.
The analysts highlight a slightly negative upstream performance due to price realizations, they say.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
