mixed blessing
noun
: something that is good in some ways and bad in other ways
Living next to your in-laws can be a mixed blessing.
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The plume's presence is also expected to temporarily suppress hurricane development, which could be a mixed blessing ahead of the Atlantic storm season, which is set to begin on June 1.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Second, Nvidia has become more interested in competing in the quantum computing market – which could be a mixed blessing for D-Wave.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Yet, the new law was a mixed blessing for the Bureau.
— Made By History, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
The rise of cheap goods and e-commerce has been a mixed blessing for these villages.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Second, Nvidia has become more interested in competing in the quantum computing market – which could be a mixed blessing for D-Wave.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Yet, the new law was a mixed blessing for the Bureau.
— Made By History, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
The rise of cheap goods and e-commerce has been a mixed blessing for these villages.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Mixed blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20blessing. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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