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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Japan was a bright spot in Asia, with sales up 26.2 percent in the island nation, as the weak yen has hit a low against the dollar, spurring on high profits for the country’s car exports and sending the stock market soaring.
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
The success of Deadpool & Wolverine was a bright spot in 2024, but that movie soared to success in part by poking fun at Marvel's failings.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
The strength of recent German films is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy forecast for the nation and its domestic movie business.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Doximity has been a bright spot within the battered digital health sector, which has faced a reckoning as companies have had to adjust to a more muted growth environment.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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Lily Templeton, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
The success of Deadpool & Wolverine was a bright spot in 2024, but that movie soared to success in part by poking fun at Marvel's failings.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
The strength of recent German films is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy forecast for the nation and its domestic movie business.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Doximity has been a bright spot within the battered digital health sector, which has faced a reckoning as companies have had to adjust to a more muted growth environment.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Bright spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bright%20spot. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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