fair share

noun

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

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The commission’s decision backed the utilities’ position, which was that those who have rooftop panels don’t pay their fair share of costs for maintaining the grid, which shifts expenses disproportionately to non-solar customers. Malena Carollo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Monroe has also seen its fair share of economic development with industries such as Coca Cola, Dymax Corporation, Collins Aerospace and more. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026 The Bay Area certainly boasts its fair share of good ice cream cities, with both San Francisco and Oakland coming to mind immediately with their abundance of offerings. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026 Italy has its fair share, with tortellini, agnolotti, capunsei, gnocchi, canederli, turle, strangolapreti and ravioli. Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 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 14 Mar. 2026.

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