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bright side

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  1. A favorable or hopeful aspect, as in Bob is inclined to look on the bright side of everything. This idiom uses bright in the sense of “lit up with gladness or hope.” [First half of 1800s] Also see glass is half full.

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On the bright side, underlying profitability did improve, with adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increasing 39.4% to $81.4 million.

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On the bright side, underlying profitability did improve, with adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increasing 39.4% to $81.4 million.

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On the bright side, the new lake was full of fish, but there were no roads, so they couldn’t sell their catches, nor could they store them, because there was no electricity.

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Fresh data and a bumper crop of upcoming earnings helped investors see the bright side on Monday.

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On the bright side, you’ve been able to prevent a permanently reduced Social Security benefit by being able to wait until your FRA.

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