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negative

[neg-uh-tiv] / ˈnɛg ə tɪv /


NOUN
contradiction
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Critics’ reviews of the film, however, were largely negative.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

A 2024 study found borrowers rolling over negative equity were more than twice as likely to face repossession within two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

"Agave worms are still fairly common, but the impact of mezcal becoming popular can have long-term negative effects on local populations because they are harvested in the wild," Kawahara said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

He advises "doing some breathing exercises, just to calm down and get into the performance state" in order to change from a negative to a positive state quickly.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

I reached to brush it off the table, and she stopped me with her nose, looked pointedly at the cactus, and gave a deliberate negative shake of her head, then looked up at me.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen




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