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Winning fair and square matchups against division leaders like the Buccaneers was unthinkable – laughable, even.
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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
Crumbley’s appeal maintains this same principle applies to her, though the prosecution has long maintained that her argument is inaccurate and misguided, and that she was convicted fair and square by a jury of her peers.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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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
Crumbley’s appeal maintains this same principle applies to her, though the prosecution has long maintained that her argument is inaccurate and misguided, and that she was convicted fair and square by a jury of her peers.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Fair and square.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20and%20square. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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