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mixed blessing

NOUN
a good and bad situation
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It’s the mixed blessing of still being close to where you’re from, yet sung with a wisp of yearning.

From Los Angeles Times

The results are a "mixed blessing" for Beijing, said trade policy analyst Deborah Elms from the Hinrich Foundation.

From BBC

That investment may power earnings growth, but for dividend investors it’s a mixed blessing.

From Barron's

For yield-focused dividend investors, however, it could be a mixed blessing.

From Barron's

Knowing it’s there is a mixed blessing.

From The Wall Street Journal