fighting chance
noun
: a chance that may be realized by a struggle
the patient had a fighting chance to live
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Despite facing extreme threats from poaching and habitat loss, conservation efforts are giving these incredible creatures a fighting chance.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Bringing Rodgers in would be the final piece to a puzzle that should give Pittsburgh a fighting chance to compete for a Super Bowl.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Below, Keoghan gives us his take on the Race’s remaining teams and explains why each duo still has a fighting chance to win the million dollars.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 12 May 2025
But a patient approach drew enough baserunners to give Braintree a fighting chance, and Michael Ryan hit a walk-off single in the seventh inning to deliver an emotional win.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Bringing Rodgers in would be the final piece to a puzzle that should give Pittsburgh a fighting chance to compete for a Super Bowl.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Below, Keoghan gives us his take on the Race’s remaining teams and explains why each duo still has a fighting chance to win the million dollars.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 12 May 2025
But a patient approach drew enough baserunners to give Braintree a fighting chance, and Michael Ryan hit a walk-off single in the seventh inning to deliver an emotional win.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025
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“Fighting chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighting%20chance. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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