negatives

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The Yale prints were made from the remaining negatives in the 1990s by Gerd Sander, August Sander’s grandson, and are based on vintage prints and the artist’s notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

One of the only negatives about the film is that there should have been just a little bit more of this, because it feels like they don’t want to puff themselves up too much.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

In a note to clients late on Wednesday, Truist’s Will Stein listed Musk’s “HW3 capitulation” as one of the negatives coming out of the Tesla call.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Reputedly, he destroyed hundreds of his own negatives, and the celluloid was melted down -- and some of it used as raw material to make soldiers' boots during World War I.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

It’s society that implants positives or negatives onto certain ideas.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper