fighting chance
noun
: a chance that may be realized by a struggle
the patient had a fighting chance to live
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But after spending the past two decades exploring how music can cut through the ugliness of human nature, Carney decides to give our demons a fighting chance.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 May 2026
Also, give windows a fighting chance by removing loose objects from your yard and trimming trees — the latter, ideally before hurricane season begins June 1 and not the day of a tropical storm warning.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
That will give high pressure a fighting chance to build in and quiet our weather pattern late in the week.
—Rachael Jay, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Unlike in Indiana, no wave of anti-establishment energy is giving long-shot challengers a fighting chance.
—Kristin Kanthak, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 May 2026
Also, give windows a fighting chance by removing loose objects from your yard and trimming trees — the latter, ideally before hurricane season begins June 1 and not the day of a tropical storm warning.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
That will give high pressure a fighting chance to build in and quiet our weather pattern late in the week.
—Rachael Jay, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Unlike in Indiana, no wave of anti-establishment energy is giving long-shot challengers a fighting chance.
—Kristin Kanthak, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
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“Fighting chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighting%20chance. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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