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Consider the difference equations \[ (ax_{n+1}+bx_n)^k-(cx_n)^k+\sum_{i=1}^mp_i(n)x_{\tau_i(n)}^k=0 \tag{1} \] and \[ (ax_{n-1}+bx_n)^k-(cx_n)^k+\sum_{i=1}^mp_i(n)x_{\sigma_i(n)}^k=0, \tag{2} \] where \(n=0,1,2,\dots\), \(a,b,c\) are positive constants, \(k\) is odd, \(p_i(n)\geq 0\), \(\tau_i(n)<n\), \(\sigma_i(n)>n\) and \(\lim_{n\to\infty}\tau_i(n)=\infty\), \(\lim_{n\to\infty}\sigma_i(n)=\infty\), \(i=1,2,\dots,m\). Some sufficient conditions for (1) or (2) to have no eventually positive solutions are obtained. The results of this paper improve those in the literature.