not positive

Example Sentences

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Those optics are not positive for mainstream crypto adoption and could mark a new policy risk.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

If this was an indicator of the atmosphere in the team, it is certainly not positive, but it may have just been a moment of nervous focus.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

While policies that criminalize homeless people do uproot them, Donovan said, it is locally and temporarily — and with negative consequences, not positive ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

"The fire is out of control... the outlook is not positive," the region's leader, Fernando Clavijo, told an evening news conference in Tenerife's capital, Santa Cruz.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023

“Although I’m not positive we should be going.”

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya