Pollyanna
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This finding offers a new explanation for a familiar phenomenon called the Pollyanna principle, which describes the tendency for human language to lean toward positive rather than negative words.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
I know sound kind of like a Pollyanna talking about this, but that's genuinely what I believe.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025
If it seems like Roberts is too Pollyanna, well, for some players, it works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
Alongside a growing body of quantitative evidence, these patient anecdotes are proving our Pollyanna wishes can come true; they show us social prescriptions can both improve our health and reduce pressure on health care.
From Slate ● May 26, 2024
A Little Princess and Pollyanna, let me tell you, they are selling you a pack of ugly lies.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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