fair chance

noun

: the same chance everyone else gets
All she wants is a fair chance.

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Critics argue that the administration's actions could lead to the wrongful deportation of individuals without adequate due process or a fair chance to present their cases. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 Maybe this World Happiness Day is an invitation to configure a glocal approach to happiness, in which everyone gets a fair chance to thrive – free from material want, equipped to harness AI as a catalyst of their own best self. Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Hearing the stories of countless promising designers not getting a fair chance at getting internships and roles in the industry was the catalyst for her launch in 2015. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025 And there’s a fair chance her culinary direction culminated in the tastiest sleepover feast most guests ever had the pleasure of tucking into. Freya Drohan, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fair chance

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“Fair chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20chance. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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