as in positively
in a positive or optimistic manner
One bullish economist has gone out on a limb and sanguinely predicts a huge stock market boom ahead.
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Nylander was a difference-maker in his first game back from injury in over two weeks, both positively and negatively.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026 -
Summerfield Jane Doe was positively identified as 27-year-old Eulalia Chavez.—
Audrey Abrahams,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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Anaheim’s tourism bureau saw 2025 slowed by fires, inflation, tariffs and geopolitical issues, but Visit Anaheim President and CEO Mike Waterman optimistically said 2026 is poised to be the best year in the organization’s 65-year history.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, perhaps optimistically, the TV Academy isn’t closing the door to once again splitting outstanding variety series into two.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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But straight women and men and cis couples, with and without children in tow, are plentiful enough, and all apparently enjoying a bubble that presents a happy fantasy of just how beneficient an actual matriarchy might feel, even for those not part of that cheerfully lopsided majority.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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The home’s interiors have been stylishly and cheerfully updated with bright-white walls, contemporary creamy furniture, and a sleek, streamlined bathroom and kitchen that look like they were renovated yesterday.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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All New York City services will hopefully be back by tomorrow after many disruptions following yesterday's snowstorm, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a news briefing this morning.—
Helen Graham,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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In the process, hopefully they won’t get embroiled in an international scandal—though for champion figure skaters, that’s always a distinct possibility.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Sanguinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanguinely. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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