optimism
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The National Federation of Independent Business said that its small-business optimism index ticked down 1.1 points to 98.7 in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Astra is designed to process more complex tasks and the share prices of memory chip manufacturers reacted to optimism that it will reinforce demand for high-bandwidth memory, dynamic random access memory and graphics processing units.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Both women said taking part in the project had given them a new-found strength and sense of optimism.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Cancer specialists in Bengaluru independent of the project voiced cautious optimism.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
If her optimism were contagious, I’d be betting on myself to win this whole thing.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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