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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a rare bit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to something that is uncommon or unusual, often in a context where you are discussing a small amount or a specific instance of something rare.
Example: "During our travels, we stumbled upon a rare bit of history that few people know about."
Alternatives: "an unusual piece" or "a unique fragment".
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PEOPLE who fret over health costs got a rare bit of good news in January.
For the local economy, Wall Street's rebound is a rare bit of good news.
It's a rare bit of green and quiet space in the inner city.
From a writer's point of view, I noted, that was a rare bit of hopeful news.
But developments in Slovakia over the past month offer a rare bit of optimism.
It is now known, in a rare bit of bureaucratic frankness, as the "permanent emergency".
It was a rare bit of good news in an otherwise gloomy environment for nonprofits.
Eh Joe is a rare bit of Beckett: what he called 'peephole art'.
It triggered a rare bit, in public at least, of authentic Cameronian anger and passion.
A rare bit of pre- and post-coup continuity has been the US drone campaign.
"It is a rare bit of good news for British ladybirds," said Comont.
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