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negative

[neg-uh-tiv] / ˈnɛg ə tɪv /


NOUN
contradiction
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If passed, it would provide public education on mitigating negative encounters with wildlife, offer technical assistance to keep bears and wolves away from human habitat and maintain a statewide incident reporting system.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

It looks like a hotel, except the airflow in each room is designed to be negative pressure, which can help prevent contaminated air from leaving the room.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Together they turned their angst into action, building a website laying out their calculations and starting a petition calling for changes to the CGT discount and negative gearing which has garnered thousands of signatures.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Pausing the federal energy tax could have negative knock-on effects.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

That smile erased most of my negative thoughts.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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