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Recent Examples of positives
From Gurnee to North Chicago, there are a lot of positives in this nascent new year, including the positive reuse of deserted properties.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for positives
Noun
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Caltrans has cleaned up the site twice over the past five yeas.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Here's what pros predict could happen to these rates this summer.—
Aly J Yale,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Others are the kinds of things taxpayers and tax pros have been asking for for years, like better online accounts, faster issue resolution, more useful notices, and less reliance on paper.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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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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While that effort went down with a wider margin, 84 nos and 17 yeses, a dozen Republicans supported it, revealing the extent of unease over the issue within the Senate GOP conference.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Positives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positives. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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