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The father of a Monroe High varsity volleyball player has filed a Title IX complaint against the district, charging that his daughter and others on her team were denied a chance to compete fair and square against another team because the other team had a transgender girl on its roster.
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Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Winning fair and square matchups against division leaders like the Buccaneers was unthinkable – laughable, even.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
That case crumbled when Trump won the 2024 election, fair and square.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2025
There are still plenty of employees who earned their pink slip fair and square.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
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Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Winning fair and square matchups against division leaders like the Buccaneers was unthinkable – laughable, even.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
That case crumbled when Trump won the 2024 election, fair and square.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2025
There are still plenty of employees who earned their pink slip fair and square.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Fair and square.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20and%20square. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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