fair chance

noun

: the same chance everyone else gets
All she wants is a fair chance.

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Through slavery and emancipation, Jim Crow and civil rights, war and peace, all that Black Americans have ever wanted is a fair chance to pursue the American dream. Eugene Robinson, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026 Given Dyche’s style, fans can expect Forest to have a fair chance of staying up this season. Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The intent was to keep partisan politics out of the courts where precedents are made and to give every able lawyer a fair chance to apply. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026 There is a fair chance that whatever ultimately settles in as the replacement for Ebro in the Morning will not share all of its sage or all of its annoying ideas about stewardship of a local and national scene. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fair chance

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“Fair chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20chance. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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