saving grace

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The saving grace has been a spike in demand for data centers and other architecture needed to support the expansion of artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

His saving grace proved to be his wife Linda, whom he married in March 1969.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

What was a liability has become a saving grace among car buyers sick of screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The one saving grace, said Timer, has been the public's "very significant rising awareness" of deforestation in Indonesia since the disaster.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

My one saving grace was that my mom never spoke ill of him.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah