look on the bright side
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Still she was trying to look on the bright side.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
But hey, look on the bright side: You may not be a billionaire, but you’re still a one-percenter — and a very wealthy one-percenter at that.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
“We pay far too little attention to that ominous period of American life,” he said, “always preferring to look on the bright side rather than the dark side.”
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2025
“Telling someone to look on the bright side or saying, ‘At least you have this,’ invalidates people’s grieving process, and people need to grieve,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
You see how desperate she was to look on the bright side.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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