only fair

idiom

: the right thing
It's only fair to tell him the truth.

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Ultimately, only fair and free competition can compel all players to work hard to benefit patients as well as themselves. Ge Bai, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 The only fair outcome in Tolland’s case, Nuccio said, was for the state to forgive the town’s debt. Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2024 Ironically, the only fair thing about this unfairness is that an annual adjustment is made. Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024 Denholm, meanwhile, is arguing the restoration of Musk’s deep-in-the-money call options on 304 million shares is only fair. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for only fair 

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“Only fair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20fair. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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