not a bad thing

noun

: something that could have good results
Becoming friends with your boss is not a bad thing.

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The private credit market is also adjusting, which is not a bad thing. — Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Sure, Balogun should have moved, but even Ricardo Pepi and Sergiño Dest staying at PSV is not a bad thing. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 At the moment though, the two look pretty darn similar (not a bad thing). — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026 The Galaxy Watch 9 doesn’t add any new activity or exercise-tracking features, but that’s not a bad thing. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for not a bad thing

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“Not a bad thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20a%20bad%20thing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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