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The good news about the economy is cold comfort to people who have lost their jobs.
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All this context isn’t likely to provide even cold comfort to those worried about how the community plans will alter their neighborhoods.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
But that optimistic view is cold comfort to many Democratic senators after watching Tester, Brown and Pennsylvania’s Sen. Bob Casey (D) lose.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
In a way, that means smaller bathrooms may mean smaller ticket prices, but that’s cold comfort when you’re wedged up against the wall trying to do your business.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
The trade deadline similarly gave cold comfort to those hoping to see Chicago’s plan substantively advance.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
But that optimistic view is cold comfort to many Democratic senators after watching Tester, Brown and Pennsylvania’s Sen. Bob Casey (D) lose.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
In a way, that means smaller bathrooms may mean smaller ticket prices, but that’s cold comfort when you’re wedged up against the wall trying to do your business.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
The trade deadline similarly gave cold comfort to those hoping to see Chicago’s plan substantively advance.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Cold comfort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20comfort. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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