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One silver lining is stifled cyclones in the North Atlantic as warm air rising off the Pacific generates high-altitude winds that blow east toward the tropical Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

If there's a silver lining to be found in the ginkgo's troubles, it's that the campaign to keep it alive has brought the people of Buam-dong closer together.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

One silver lining in the housing market is that supply is at nearly a seven-year high.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

“At the time, I had a very difficult time losing my community to the Eaton. I couldn’t find any hope or silver lining in the devastation,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

But just because you get distracted by the silver lining for a little while, that doesn’t mean there’s not still a huge dark cloud behind it.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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