positivistic

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Adjective
  • Ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting Saturday, the mood in the air was cautiously optimistic as new and returning investors weighed the company’s direction under a new chief executive.
    Yun Li,Alex Harring,Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 May 2026
  • Blue Origin has a long way to go before achieving 100 New Glenn flights, and doing it within three years sounds overly optimistic.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • In an interview with WWD, Stéphane de La Faverie, president and chief executive officer, sounded positive and was clearly feeling some additional traction in a slippery consumer landscape.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
  • Although studio Universal had wanted to skip critic screenings, Gunn managed to persuade them otherwise, reasoning that some positive reviews might sell a few extra tickets.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • In recent years, Grohl has been in the news for less cheerful reasons.
    Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Just take a look at how this fence mural by Sarah Murphy adds a cheerful pop of color to this outdoor space.
    Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Positivistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positivistic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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