not positive

Example Sentences

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Those optics are not positive for mainstream crypto adoption and could mark a new policy risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

If this was an indicator of the atmosphere in the team, it is certainly not positive, but it may have just been a moment of nervous focus.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

"The fire is out of control... the outlook is not positive," the region's leader, Fernando Clavijo, told an evening news conference in Tenerife's capital, Santa Cruz.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023

All of a sudden, a history of this maternal energy, which James had told me was not positive for my character, just opened up for me in a way.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022

I’m not positive, but I think he probably got the message, too, because after his last, troubling phone call, he pulled a Lance Winters and quit on me altogether.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx