positivity, approval, mid-to-upper 40s, state propaganda apparatus

Our University flag, on top of the Albert Sloman Library, is flying at half-mast in memory of Christina Squibb, whose funeral is taking place today.

Christina was a wonderful colleague and will always be remembered for her marvellous sense of humour, positivity and kindness.

As information about coronavirus began to spread, residents and news outlets in China felt an urgency to share what they knew, in defiance of a state propaganda apparatus that stresses positivity at all times.

People in China are habituated to be cautious and apolitical in their online behavior. The coronavirus outbreak has appeared to weaken that conditioning.

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First Lady Melania Trump has for the most part seen steady positivity for much of the past year, peaking in March at 52%, but holding in the mid-to-upper 40s for the past several months

positivity

NOUN

mass noun

• 1The practice of being or tendency to be positive or optimistic in attitude.

  ‘pupils draw power from the positivity of their teachers’

  ‘we like to project positivity and a message of hope’
• 2The presence rather than absence of a certain substance, condition, or feature.

  ‘the first biopsy specimen demonstrated positivity for cytokeratin’

  ‘the positivity of tumour cells’