fighting chance
noun
: a chance that may be realized by a struggle
the patient had a fighting chance to live
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This knowledge, alone, will give him a fighting chance to win at Boston College.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
While these are positive measures, more is required to give farmers a fighting chance to figure out how to move forward.
—Anthony Pahnke, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Several of those teams that fell in state semifinals probably would have had a fighting chance in state final games.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
So, even with the Avalanche owning two games in hand on the Wild, there is a fighting chance that a second division champions banner could be hung inside Grand Casino Arena when the regular season concludes.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
While these are positive measures, more is required to give farmers a fighting chance to figure out how to move forward.
—Anthony Pahnke, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
Several of those teams that fell in state semifinals probably would have had a fighting chance in state final games.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
So, even with the Avalanche owning two games in hand on the Wild, there is a fighting chance that a second division champions banner could be hung inside Grand Casino Arena when the regular season concludes.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Fighting chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighting%20chance. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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