negative
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Like an image emerging from an old photographic negative, the long-buried truth surfaces gradually.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“A negative or ambiguous summit conclusion, a Taiwan headline, or a further rise in U.S. yields could trigger rapid de-hedging and a sharper-than-expected move,” he added.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
For example: April spending on durable goods by high-income households was higher year over year, but negative for low- and middle-income households, according to Bank of America data.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
They had already isolated at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral for 72 hours and tested negative for the virus.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
As late as the seventeenth century, Descartes refused to accept negative numbers as roots of equations.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing negative
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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