negative
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"But you know, you'll get 100 positive comments and it doesn't sink in but then you get one negative comment and it feels personal and it hurts."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
And the ideas of Hans Hofmann are behind many of the collage works here, where one positive element is balanced out by an equal and opposite negative one.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
At his recent summit with President Trump, Mr. Xi called it “the most critical issue in China-U.S. relations” and warned of negative consequences “if handled poorly.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Surrounded by company executives as he sat at his Oval Office desk, Trump said there would be "no negative impact" from the changes.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Is it considered positive or negative to be a professional musician?
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing negative
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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