the other/opposite/flip side of the coin
noun phrase
: a different way of looking at or thinking about a situation
The economy is improving, but the other side of the coin is that inflation is becoming a bigger problem.
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On the other side of the coin, juror Jeremy Strong is pushing the limits of monochromatic dressing in a never-ending parade of brown, pink, and nude suiting.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 May 2025
On the other side of the coin, the belief that other people’s suffering is a form of punishment comes from a need to believe that the world is just.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
On the other side of the coin, a considerable amount of research is being devoted to assessing the potential for chatbots to improve mental health in therapy.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
This leaves us with the other side of the coin, consisting of no AI being sentient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 May 2025
On the other side of the coin, the belief that other people’s suffering is a form of punishment comes from a need to believe that the world is just.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
On the other side of the coin, a considerable amount of research is being devoted to assessing the potential for chatbots to improve mental health in therapy.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
This leaves us with the other side of the coin, consisting of no AI being sentient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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