as in certainty
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
I can't state with any positiveness that I know what really happened
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Noun
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This settlement is a fair outcome, given the evidence put forth by SCE and [the CPUC Public Advocates Office], and recovery will provide long-term financial certainty so SCE can continue to safely and affordably deliver clean, reliable electricity to our customers.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025 -
Williams said Bloomberg Philanthropies wanted to offer certainty to U.N. Climate Change that their budget would be met.—
Thalia Beaty,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Offshore wind, while promising, remains one of the more expensive sources of renewable energy, making robust policy support crucial for investor confidence.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Building confidence and learning to love yourself are lengthy (if very worthwhile) pursuits.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
31 Jan. 2025
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Staffers, though, want full assurance that Pappas will not be shuttered and that their patients will not be displaced.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2025
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The younger Grohl eased into a hypnotic version of the now classic tune with an assurance that belied her age.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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Ukraine’s agony, with its echoes of Hitlerian aggression, calls into question the deepest convictions of those of us who are convinced there must be a more robust way to constrain, or at least disincentivize, the Putins of this world.—
Winslow Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Demetrius Frazier, 52, was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. CST at a south Alabama prison for his murder conviction in the 1991 rape and killing of 41-year-old Pauline Brown.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Since purchasing the team in August of 2022, the Walton-Penner ownership group has spent approximately $100 million upgrading Empower Field and improving fan satisfaction.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2025
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Instead of only showing the core territory of cities, the minimap has been updated to show the actual ownership of all territories, giving players an improved understanding of opponents encroaching on their turf — as well as the satisfaction of painting the map their color.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Positiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/positiveness. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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