blessing in disguise
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Many concluded it was worth trading rage bait on other platforms for earnest monologues about why getting laid off was a blessing in disguise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
But their failure to qualify for Europe might prove a blessing in disguise.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025
But no matter how obnoxious all of the hullabaloo was, it was a blessing in disguise.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2025
"It was a blessing in disguise," Dr Tabiri says.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
But now I'm thinking it might be a blessing in disguise, because in a weird way, I think it would have hurt my mom's feelings if I told my dad first.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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