positive
Usage
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The adjective positive implies emphatic certainty, which may even become overconfidence or dogmatism. Certain suggests that there are definite reasons that have freed one from doubt. Confident emphasizes the strength of the belief or the certainty of expectation felt. Sure, the simplest and most general term, expresses mere absence of doubt.
Example Sentences
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“I think it’d be positive for bonds to know that the committee is still in charge, not one person,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh characterized the economy and labor market in broadly positive terms, noting strength in productivity and investment in artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
It's boom time for Cameron, but not everyone sees this as a positive.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The company's HBM business is also "driving a significantly positive impact on their foundry business as well", MS Hwang, an analyst at investment firm Counterpoint, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Can you be positive of your position?” the Boss asked Worsley.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
They see several positives ahead: a material acceleration in earnings in 2027; potential gridlock for midterm elections easing investor worries about healthcare and drug-policy uncertainty; and possible upside surprises from AI productivity improvements.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
His relationships with key regulators and tech experience are also positives, Lyons adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
While traders in the past have been able to offset the bad news in one area by focusing on the positives elsewhere, analysts said they were now struggling to fire-fight on three fronts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
“These databases will always lag behind innovation and can be easily circumvented and generate false positives that block legal designs and wrongly flag everyday makers,” she said at a Senate hearing this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
All the positives in the world couldn’t fool me.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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