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Noun
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But the optimist thinks this is Google’s ambient computing vision coming alive.—
Sheena Vasani,
The Verge,
18 Jan. 2025 -
Phaedra, ever the optimist, reassures her that this group is like family, and even through the mess, sisterhood is still within reach.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Many listings are in the range of hundreds to thousands of dollars, although some optimistic sellers are asking for a million or more.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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The coal industry is optimistic about the sector’s prospects under Trump, despite the drop in production during the first Trump administration, according to a recent report by S&P Global.—
David Gelles,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Mills, the younger cop played by Pitt, is an idealist who refers to himself as Serpico (a nod to another of the film’s clear influences, Sidney Lumet) and takes his role cleaning up the streets seriously.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2025
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Hu was an idealist, an honest, sincere, and candid man, as described by many who knew him and worked with him.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Also last month, Los Angeles County's public health department confirmed two cats tested positive for bird flu after drinking raw milk from the Raw Farm dairy in California's Central Valley.—
Sarah Boden,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
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Researchers noted the positive effects of ecstatic epilepsy and synthesized fifty-three theoretical models of delusion.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But Lynch, who died last week, at seventy-eight, made films in which every cheerful surface seemed to obscure an eerie reality.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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Videos of their vigorous, cheerful efforts soon went viral, drew international coverage and were a forceful counterpoint to Trump’s xenophobic insults.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Positivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positivist. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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