mixed blessing
noun
: something that is good in some ways and bad in some ways
Living next to grown children can be a mixed blessing.
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Even now, Yanovska said the opening of her new Pompano Beach museum sometimes feels like a mixed blessing.
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
But Ryan Warsofsky, the Sharks head coach — the league’s youngest, at 38 — views those changes as a mixed blessing.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The assignment to rebut the State of the Union has often been a mixed blessing, remembered less for its policy content than for stylistic missteps or viral moments.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
That’s a mixed blessing for Assisi Mayor Valter Stoppini, residents and the Franciscan friars who are organizing the monthlong display of relics to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death this year.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
But Ryan Warsofsky, the Sharks head coach — the league’s youngest, at 38 — views those changes as a mixed blessing.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The assignment to rebut the State of the Union has often been a mixed blessing, remembered less for its policy content than for stylistic missteps or viral moments.
—Julia Terruso, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
That’s a mixed blessing for Assisi Mayor Valter Stoppini, residents and the Franciscan friars who are organizing the monthlong display of relics to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the saint’s death this year.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Mixed blessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20blessing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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