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[ney-sey-er] / ˈneɪˌseɪ ər /


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With Disney’s stock hovering just above an 11-month low, one previous naysayer analyst turned bullish, saying it’s ‘historically cheap.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

To her critics, Breed closed with a quote from Theodore Roosevelt prizing the person who strives in spite of setbacks rather than the naysayer who carps from the sidelines.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

When he chooses to bulldoze over a naysayer on “OK,” it’s power chords and rock drums behind his war-cry that he’s “gonna do it anyway.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2023

But I didn’t want to be the naysayer, so I reluctantly joined the game.

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2022

They said that they had identified him, and that he was a hacker and a naysayer of the worst kind.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson



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