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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But there is one bright spot — rather, one bright gargantuan screen — looking back on the year in moviegoing.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
Still, for now the expectation is that gasoline will remain a bright spot amid affordability woes.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
His development became a bright spot during the rebuild.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Spending in China is expected to shrink between 3% and 5% as consumers switch to local and more accessible brands, while North and South America are expected to hold steady with growth between 0% and 2%—a small bright spot in the report.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
Still, for now the expectation is that gasoline will remain a bright spot amid affordability woes.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
His development became a bright spot during the rebuild.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Spending in China is expected to shrink between 3% and 5% as consumers switch to local and more accessible brands, while North and South America are expected to hold steady with growth between 0% and 2%—a small bright spot in the report.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Bright spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bright%20spot. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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