negative
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“Moreover, investors continue to believe the conflict will be a temporary one, with the oil futures curve still having a sharp negative slope.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
But I did not want this to be a salacious look at the negative accounts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The war had a negative impact of around 1% on organic growth for the quarter, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
In 2019, hundreds of children in the town of Ratodero, in Sindh province, tested positive for HIV, most of them with parents who tested negative.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Given the sharp sectional divisions in the debate, the vote to refer the petitions to a committee was surprisingly one-sided, 43 to 11; seven of the negative votes came from South Carolina and Georgia.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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