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Appeared in the January 3, 2026, print edition as 'Ozempic Melted Away Weight—and the Idea of ‘Body Positivity’'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
"Positivity only lasts so long against reality," he said.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
Positivity and goodness win out; more than once, dancing saves the day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022
Positivity might encourage us to be satisfied with injustice, but in other ways it makes us dissatisfied with our now, constantly striving for a better future.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2022
Then Positivity comes in and says that the highest wisdom lies in knowing that we do not know anything, and never can, concerning a First Cause.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert
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