not positive

Example Sentences

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Those optics are not positive for mainstream crypto adoption and could mark a new policy risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

If this was an indicator of the atmosphere in the team, it is certainly not positive, but it may have just been a moment of nervous focus.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

"The fire is out of control... the outlook is not positive," the region's leader, Fernando Clavijo, told an evening news conference in Tenerife's capital, Santa Cruz.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023

All of a sudden, a history of this maternal energy, which James had told me was not positive for my character, just opened up for me in a way.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Caer Dallben had never seen so joyous a welcome—though by this time Taran was not positive about what Dallben had or had not seen—with such feasting that even Gurgi had his fill for once.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander