valence

Example Sentences

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Vince has, much like a wrestler, flipped the moral valence of his company many times, and it usually works.

From Los Angeles Times

But the overtly racial and political valence of his accomplishments more naturally placed him in a league with Jack Johnson — a competitor too fierce for any Great White Hope to contain.

From New York Times

What’s especially cruel about the pandemic is that it confers a very different valence upon our most deeply ingrained expressions of caring and concern.

From New York Times

Usher calls on reporters to put a "moral valence" around their reporting.

From Salon

And so that’s leading me to think that election week coverage is not a positive emotional valence for brands to be associated with.”

From Reuters