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optimist

[op-tuh-mist] / ˈɒp tə mɪst /
NOUN
positive thinker
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The firm isn’t the only optimist when it comes to next year.

From Barron's

So far, the optimists appear to be winning.

From Barron's

She teared up recounting her father's condition, describing how he remained "an optimist" in a recent letter.

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"I'm an optimist. I have to be, because this sector is very painful at times."

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He describes himself as a “long-term optimist but a short-term pessimist.”

From Los Angeles Times