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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Trout has struck out in nearly 30 percent of his at-bats, with his nine homers the lone bright spot in an otherwise difficult start to the season.
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 May 2025
That’s a bright spot for the stock, which has slid nearly 10% in 2025.
—Sean Conlon,brian Evans, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
The 22-year-old left-handed hitter has been a bright spot during the Nationals’ tepid 12-15 start.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Google Cloud was an earnings bright spot, too; its growth seems to be outpacing the rest of the cloud computing sector.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2025
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 May 2025
That’s a bright spot for the stock, which has slid nearly 10% in 2025.
—Sean Conlon,brian Evans, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
The 22-year-old left-handed hitter has been a bright spot during the Nationals’ tepid 12-15 start.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Google Cloud was an earnings bright spot, too; its growth seems to be outpacing the rest of the cloud computing sector.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Bright spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bright%20spot. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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