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fair share

noun

: a reasonable amount
He gets his fair share of attention, too.

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If your inner circle has its fair share of tech-heads, this leather band will elevate their Apple Watch into some nice armcandy. Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025 Both men have seen their fair share of unruly and inhospitable Arizona environments evading attempts at control. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Dec. 2025 The Star Trek actor has also thrown his own fair share of jabs at his Professor X counterpart. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025 Making polluters pay their fair share would help finance the transition to a cleaner economy, improve public health and take the burden off taxpayers. Ellie Cohen, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fair share

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“Fair share.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20share. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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