good news for (someone)

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: 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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Overall, the year-end has been good news for the box office, with the year-over-year deficit narrowing from 11 percent in mid-November to 4 percent now. —

Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2024 This is good news for workers, however, some fear restaurant guests won't be as generous with tips under the new wage scale. —

Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024 That history should be good news for Kapadia — except all of those previous international filmmakers’ movies were Oscar-nominated either for best picture or international feature, or both. —

Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024 Unfortunately, In-ho likely instructed the captain to keep Jun-ho off his trail, which isn't good news for Gi-hun. —

Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for good news for (someone)

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