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While there may not be a cure for our national angst, there is still one thing that works — fair play.
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Major Garrett, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
And so, the minimizers say, taking Trump seriously as a threat to democracy in America is like taking Roman Reigns seriously as a threat to fair play in sports.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Well, if Queens Park Rangers’ winning goal against Luton Town in the Championship last night was entirely pre-planned, fair play and then some.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Moreover, City are also due to hear the result of the Premier League’s 130 charges against them for alleged breaches of financial fair play regulations during the 2010s in the coming months, and this will have major implications for the future of the club.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Major Garrett, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
And so, the minimizers say, taking Trump seriously as a threat to democracy in America is like taking Roman Reigns seriously as a threat to fair play in sports.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Well, if Queens Park Rangers’ winning goal against Luton Town in the Championship last night was entirely pre-planned, fair play and then some.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Moreover, City are also due to hear the result of the Premier League’s 130 charges against them for alleged breaches of financial fair play regulations during the 2010s in the coming months, and this will have major implications for the future of the club.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Fair play.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20play. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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