not positive
Example Sentences
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I’m not positive you can use this book to exploit other people’s errors, but it should help you mitigate your own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Those optics are not positive for mainstream crypto adoption and could mark a new policy risk.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
While policies that criminalize homeless people do uproot them, Donovan said, it is locally and temporarily — and with negative consequences, not positive ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Their reaction was not positive, which was in line with much of the chanting as the players came out and the game began.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2024
I'm not positive that the word "anything" included an acting career, but by high school, I was convinced that being in movies was my destiny.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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