fair share

noun

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

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Players, paid relatively little by professional sports standards for years, are looking to earn their fair share of the league’s growing profits. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026 Built on an 11-acre property on the bank of the Raccoon River just south of downtown and surrounded by growing residential and commercial development, the building has seen its fair share of flooding. Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 26 Feb. 2026 The restaurant has seen its fair share of celebrities and leaders walk through its doors. Noelle Alviz-Gransee february 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026 This prosecution has already had its fair share of twists and turns. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026 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 6 Mar. 2026.

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