optimism
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Crude prices rose one percent on Wednesday amid dimming prospects of a deal, having fallen as much as five percent at one point the previous day on optimism an agreement would be reached.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Concurrently, Brock’s cynicism had a way of giving into bouts of radical optimism, which most famously took form on the group’s best-known song, 2004’s “Float On.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The National Federation of Independent Business reported a further fall in business optimism.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The way she played the closing hole, especially, inspires such optimism.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Surely her cockiness, her optimism and energy, her pizzazz, will get her out of this.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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