negation
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The models also struggled to parse negation correctly, as in “take with food” versus “don’t take with food.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Singh formally apologised to the nation in 2005 in parliament, saying the violence were "the negation of the concept of nationhood enshrined in our constitution".
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
Here, the researchers found that participants took longer to interpret phrases with negation than they did phrases without negation -- indicating, not surprisingly given the greater complexity, that negation slows down our processing of meaning.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024
And my idea of degrowth is not a negation of technology.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
“A negation of all human qualities,” Ignatius added.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
In a prepared statement, the company confirmed negations will resume next week and said it was pleased to go back and “resolve the few remaining open issues.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
"Naturally, when you are in contract negations, there is always going to be speculation and unless you hear it from me, that's what it is," Hamilton said.
From BBC ● May 25, 2023
He replaced Mohammed Abdel-Aty who oversaw years of technical negations with Ethiopia over its controversial dam on the Nile River’s main tributary.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 13, 2022
It decided to lower the rate by 8.2% after nine months of negations.
From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2022
The difficulty posed by negations has long been noted in style manuals.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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