bright spot

[brahyt spot]

noun

1. something that is positive or pleasant when most other things are not.

   As rough as this year has been, he notes that one bright spot has been the stock's dividend.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bright spot¹

First recorded in 1765–70

Example Sentences

Kathleen Brooks, a well-known analyst of the luxury sector at brokerage firm XTB, pointed to the rebound in sales to the critical market China as the major bright spot in the earnings announcement.

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There is one bright spot: Not all consumers are oblivious to record stock prices.

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Production of television comedies, however, was a bright spot with 79 shoot days, up 41.1%.

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For nearly two centuries, it was unclear that the bright spot in the constellation Virgo, which Charles Messier had described in 1781 as "87: Nebula without stars," was in fact a very large galaxy.

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This marked a bright spot in an industry wrestling with the fallout from still high interest rates and buyers on edge over inflation, tariffs and the wider economy.

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