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Definition
expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things
- After numerous chapters brimming with optimism and cheer, the book ends with the sobering reality of Nazi-dominated Europe.Chapter 5 (81% in)
- The second, slightly more optimistic conclusion is that, in some way, our schools are failing poor children: we simply aren't doing a good enough job of teaching them the skills they need.Chapter 9 (30% in)
There are no more uses of "optimistic" in Outliers.
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