good news for (someone)
idiom
: something new that will be useful to (someone)
Lower ticket prices are good news for sports fans.
The new dog park is good news for dog lovers.
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The good news for the Kings is that his next contract comes at a time when the salary cap rises from $95.5 million to $113.5 million over the next three seasons.
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 3 May 2025
But the good news for the common listener is that as albums with librettos go, this one is surprisingly easy to bang your way through — sort of like a Guided by Voices LP expanded to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway scale.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
What These Results Mean for Brown Rice Consumption While this research may seem alarming, there’s good news for rice lovers.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
There will be dozens of trade deals that will free up trade and relieve U.S. exports of many tariffs which is good news for businesses and jobs.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2025
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 3 May 2025
But the good news for the common listener is that as albums with librettos go, this one is surprisingly easy to bang your way through — sort of like a Guided by Voices LP expanded to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway scale.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
What These Results Mean for Brown Rice Consumption While this research may seem alarming, there’s good news for rice lovers.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
There will be dozens of trade deals that will free up trade and relieve U.S. exports of many tariffs which is good news for businesses and jobs.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for good news for (someone)
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“Good news for (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20news%20for%20%28someone%29. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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