bright spot
noun
informal
: a good thing that occurs during a bad or difficult time
Car sales were one of the few bright spots for the economy last year.
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The outlet has become a welcome bright spot for the company, whose linear network assets are under ongoing pressure from pay-TV cord-cutting.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Lawrence One bright spot — maybe the only positive — in Kansas’ 62-61 Big 12-opening loss to West Virginia on New Year’s Eve had to be the play of Flory Bidunga, who exhibited big-time versatility for a big man.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
One bright spot was a decline in the number of unhoused veterans.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Another potential bright spot is that some scientists continue to develop anti-dengue vaccine and drug candidates.
—Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
Lawrence One bright spot — maybe the only positive — in Kansas’ 62-61 Big 12-opening loss to West Virginia on New Year’s Eve had to be the play of Flory Bidunga, who exhibited big-time versatility for a big man.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
One bright spot was a decline in the number of unhoused veterans.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Another potential bright spot is that some scientists continue to develop anti-dengue vaccine and drug candidates.
—Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Bright spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bright%20spot. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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