Every cloud has a silver lining
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They say that every cloud has a silver lining.
From Los Angeles Times
The teenager said: "That's amazing news. Every cloud has a silver lining."
From BBC
“It was a disruptive time for me as a mother, a wife and as a company executive. But I believe every cloud has a silver lining. It really was an invaluable experience in my life. I will never forget all the good wishes I received.”
From Washington Times
“There’s a saying in Spanish ‘No hay mal que por bien no venga,’ ” he said, a phase that basically translates as “every cloud has a silver lining.”
From Los Angeles Times
If every cloud has a silver lining, Donald Trump's destructiveness offers this one: He has forced us to a point of reckoning about America.
From Salon
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