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optimist

[op-tuh-mist] / ˈɒp tə mɪst /
NOUN
positive thinker
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The optimist in me loves the idea that a food bank provides financial education, even if it was a prerequisite to avail of its services.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Odysseus may have held out hope throughout years of setbacks, obstacles and traps laid by vengeful deities, but the man who plays him on the big screen is no optimist.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

"I was born an optimist," he told me.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

He calls himself an AI optimist, citing numerous studies showing that artificial intelligence can help doctors treat patients more effectively and even to improve their bedside manners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

While the optimist struggled to defend herself, I scrambled to think of an answer to what had obviously become a trick question.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

AI optimists are confident the technology is just being tested and monitored enough that humans can prevent it from consistently causing catastrophes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Hopefully, I don’t sound as naive as those early internet optimists, who thought new shifts would usher in a golden age of humanity.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The optimists, looking ahead to a peace deal, can expect the Treasury market to refocus on other drivers once the war ends, like the Fed.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

One difference that AI optimists point to is that price/earnings ratios for the hottest stocks back then were loftier than the likes of very profitable Nvidia, Alphabet or Microsoft today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Scientists can’t afford to be optimists or pessimists.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate




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