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positives

noun

plural of positive

as in yeas

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Recent Examples of positives However, the positives have increasingly outweighed the negatives throughout 2026, to the point where, at the time of writing, the game has a 74% positive score for reviews written in the past 30 days (of which there have been 951). — Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 From Gurnee to North Chicago, there are a lot of positives in this nascent new year, including the positive reuse of deserted properties. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

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Noun

There have been a couple of voluntary buyouts during the past 25 yeas.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
And on July 2, after the arrival of British forces in New York lent the proceedings new urgency, Congress did, in fact, declare independence—with a vote of 12 yeas, 0 nays, and 1 abstention.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026

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Noun

Outside the classroom, CWI students will rub shoulders with industry pros and new hires, Dillard said.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026
But our scouting team of editors observed that this year, hospitality pros are not phoning it in at lunch, happy hour, or even that late-afternoon slump.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

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Three yeses put you in the top-left, and the only exits are to build something non-reproducible or become essential plumbing, or the services wrapped around it.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
In June 2026, the teenagers made their television debut on the 21st season of America's Got Talent, earning yeses from all four judges as their mother watched from the sidelines.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

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