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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, the company is on track for its third straight fiscal year of positive Ebitda.

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On the bright side, the company is on track for its third straight fiscal year of positive Ebitda.

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If there is a bright side to the trial results, it’s that the studies achieved their secondary endpoints of improvements in bone mineral density.

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On the bright side, investors looking to buy low on payments names have some options.

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On the bright side, December has historically been a strong month for the cryptocurrency—with an average gain of 9.2% according to Dow Jones Market Data going back to 2014.

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