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 Dallas Cowboys had a bright spot in the trenches on defense amid the departure of Micah Parsons via a trade.
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Matthew Davis, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Heat second-year center Kel’el Ware was a big bright spot for the Heat in the win.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Arizona's longest-running theme park is a bright spot of nostalgia nearly 50 years later.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Surgeon roles, which pay 239,200 annually, have also become a bright spot for women in the rapidly growing healthcare industry, with their representation more than doubling in the past two decades.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Davis, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Heat second-year center Kel’el Ware was a big bright spot for the Heat in the win.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Arizona's longest-running theme park is a bright spot of nostalgia nearly 50 years later.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Surgeon roles, which pay 239,200 annually, have also become a bright spot for women in the rapidly growing healthcare industry, with their representation more than doubling in the past two decades.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Bright spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bright%20spot. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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