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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Right-hander Brad Keller has been a bright spot in the Cubs bullpen this year after spending three weeks with the White Sox from late April until mid May before becoming a free agent and going to the Red Sox for the rest of the season.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Domestic demand, however, was a bright spot, growing 0.6% in the same quarter and adding 0.7 percentage points to the GDP.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 May 2025
In an era of struggling PlayStation live service offerings, some of which will never see the light of day, a bright spot for Sony has been the huge success of Helldivers 2, the ongoing, co-op PvE game where players band together to fight bugs, bots and now rather smart aliens.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The biggest bright spot of the report was spending at bars and restaurants, which increased by 1.2% from March.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Domestic demand, however, was a bright spot, growing 0.6% in the same quarter and adding 0.7 percentage points to the GDP.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 May 2025
In an era of struggling PlayStation live service offerings, some of which will never see the light of day, a bright spot for Sony has been the huge success of Helldivers 2, the ongoing, co-op PvE game where players band together to fight bugs, bots and now rather smart aliens.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The biggest bright spot of the report was spending at bars and restaurants, which increased by 1.2% from March.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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“Bright spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bright%20spot. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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