fair share

noun

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

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That judgment usually comes from senior engineers, who have already made their fair share of mistakes, and learned from them. Brian Greenberg, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Charlie Lea had lost a fair share of skin off the side of one leg, but none of us was injured seriously. James D. Oxley, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026 El-Sayed will have to get not only a majority of Democratic votes, but a fair share of independent voters and some disenchanted Republicans, McCuan said. Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Today’s college athletes deserve a fair share of all revenue and a seat at the table with professional representation to acquire it. Charles Grantham, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 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 10 Aug. 2026.

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