optimistic
Example Sentences
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Analysts came into February optimistic about pricing after significant reductions in production capacity last year and positive comments about demand from companies, Kjellberg and Pilato said.
From Barron's
The residential market has been dominated for years by cream-colored upholstery, but retailers are now asking for more vibrant colors and patterns—a time-tested signal, she said, that more optimistic days are ahead.
AMC Entertainment AMC -1.64%decrease; red down pointing triangle narrowed its loss in the fourth quarter and said it feels increasingly optimistic about the year ahead, citing a strong slate of upcoming films.
Angus MacNeil is optimistic that this crisis will be enough to rally members together to turn things around, and that come May he and others will be campaigning under the Alba banner.
From BBC
And few are optimistic that these young talents will elevate trot into the broader mainstream.
From BBC
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