a fair hearing
noun
: a consideration of statements or arguments from both sides of an issue
They agreed to give both sides a fair hearing.
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So, what are the chances of EU-Inc getting a fair hearing?
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Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Hours after talk of DeSantis as an alternative option first surfaced, Hegseth’s mother, Penelope, appeared on Fox News to advocate for her son and urge Senate Republicans, and female senators in particular, to give him a fair hearing.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
As in a trial, witnesses testify, attorneys cross-examine, but a fair hearing isn’t public, and the judges are doctors — in this case, a panel of three from St. Peter’s.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Goldberger expertly narrates this years-long saga by leaning heavily on interviews with Lucas and Hobson, while also giving the museum’s detractors a fair hearing.
—Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
Here’s Everything To Know Feeling dismissed and disrespected, the employee brings the issue to upper management, hoping for a fair hearing.
—Maria Alonso, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Matt Gaetz deserved a fair hearing after the former congressman withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Though French cinema is going through a long-overdue #MeToo reckoning, Casar is also worried about the fallout from trial by internet, believing that everyone deserves a fair hearing in a court of law.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
Prepare for the hearing process Constitutional law dictates that your child has a right to a fair hearing before being expelled.3 This process should include a chance for the school's and your child's side of the story to be heard.
—Lisa Linnell-Olsen, Parents, 10 July 2024
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Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Hours after talk of DeSantis as an alternative option first surfaced, Hegseth’s mother, Penelope, appeared on Fox News to advocate for her son and urge Senate Republicans, and female senators in particular, to give him a fair hearing.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
As in a trial, witnesses testify, attorneys cross-examine, but a fair hearing isn’t public, and the judges are doctors — in this case, a panel of three from St. Peter’s.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Goldberger expertly narrates this years-long saga by leaning heavily on interviews with Lucas and Hobson, while also giving the museum’s detractors a fair hearing.
—Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
Here’s Everything To Know Feeling dismissed and disrespected, the employee brings the issue to upper management, hoping for a fair hearing.
—Maria Alonso, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Matt Gaetz deserved a fair hearing after the former congressman withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Though French cinema is going through a long-overdue #MeToo reckoning, Casar is also worried about the fallout from trial by internet, believing that everyone deserves a fair hearing in a court of law.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
Prepare for the hearing process Constitutional law dictates that your child has a right to a fair hearing before being expelled.3 This process should include a chance for the school's and your child's side of the story to be heard.
—Lisa Linnell-Olsen, Parents, 10 July 2024
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“A fair hearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20fair%20hearing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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