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negative

[neg-uh-tiv] / ˈnɛg ə tɪv /


NOUN
contradiction
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India’s capital account balance is negative for 30 years, and the rupee approaches 100 to the dollar despite interventions.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Yet as Euro 2024 progressed, Palmer being left sitting on the bench was viewed as an indicator of Southgate's negative approach.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

In the past six decades, the S&P 500 has been negative for three consecutive years only once—in 2000-02, as the dot-com bubble burst.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile the correlation between U.S. bond yields and share prices turned negative at the start of the year, meaning that yields are headed higher as stocks turn lower.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Over and over to drown out the negative voice.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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