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 would give users a fighting chance to assess whether the response is considered generally reliable or not.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Now Harris seems to have given them a fighting chance.
—Brianna Zichettella, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2024
Now, Haiti has another opportunity at building a transition government that could give the country a fighting chance at a democratic future.
—Pierre Esperance, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
Looking for more accessories that’ll give you a fighting chance against bites?
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 7 Aug. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Now Harris seems to have given them a fighting chance.
—Brianna Zichettella, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2024
Now, Haiti has another opportunity at building a transition government that could give the country a fighting chance at a democratic future.
—Pierre Esperance, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2024
Looking for more accessories that’ll give you a fighting chance against bites?
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Fighting chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighting%20chance. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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