every cloud has a silver lining

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every cloud has a silver lining

  • [eːvɹi kʰlɑʊd hæz ə sɪlvɚ laiːnɪŋ] US

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  1. There is something good in any bad situation. Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation […]

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@misc{every_cloud_has_a_silver_lining_2026,
  title = {every cloud has a silver lining},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/every%20cloud%20has%20a%20silver%20lining},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}