grateful/thankful for small mercies
phrase
: grateful that one's situation is not worse even though bad things have happened
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“Grateful/thankful for small mercies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grateful%2Fthankful%20for%20small%20mercies. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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