optimism
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After a long run led by high-growth, high-valuation stocks—especially names linked to technology and artificial intelligence—investors question whether too much optimism is crowded into too few winners.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The Scotland boss feels like a new man - and he is sensing a fresh wave of optimism as he leads his team into a third major tournament.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Concurrently, Brock’s cynicism had a way of giving into bouts of radical optimism, which most famously took form on the group’s best-known song, 2004’s “Float On.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The National Federation of Independent Business reported a further fall in business optimism.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
C.P. arose each day possessed by a strange sensation: optimism.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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