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The good news about the economy is cold comfort to people who have lost their jobs.
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But this is cold comfort: When DOGE employees tried to access a secure system at USAID that included personnel files, John Voorhees, that agency’s director of security, confronted them.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
But that’s surely cold comfort to the Russian tank crews who are getting blasted now.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But given the law's five-year window for enforcement, the Justice Department's failure to enforce the law today could be cold comfort.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
That’s cold comfort when plummeting in the standings.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
But that’s surely cold comfort to the Russian tank crews who are getting blasted now.
—David Axe, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But given the law's five-year window for enforcement, the Justice Department's failure to enforce the law today could be cold comfort.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
That’s cold comfort when plummeting in the standings.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Cold comfort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20comfort. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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