optimistic
Example Sentences
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Crude futures fell and were on track for weekly losses as the market remained optimistic about the quantities of oil making it out of the Persian Gulf region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He’s made one genuinely optimistic film, 2015’s “The Martian,” which also happens to be his biggest box office success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Ed Yardeni, who was recently called the most bullish man on Wall Street by a Bloomberg anchor, keeps getting more optimistic about the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
She added that he was being "very optimistic in the fact that he is going to rely on the Irish government to work lockstep with the British government".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“But I’m optimistic, so I’d rate your chances around...eighty-seven percent.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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