fighting chance
noun
: a chance that may be realized by a struggle
the patient had a fighting chance to live
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It will be written by the innovators bold enough to erase their footprints—and in doing so, give the rest of us a fighting chance.
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Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
All three of those moves will give them a fighting chance to make a run at the Super Bowl.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Called up from Triple-A Albuquerque as a replacement part for the Rockies’ rickety rotation, the right-hander gave his team a fighting chance for five innings Tuesday night.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
Yet leading with intangible skills gives them a fighting chance.
—George Atallah, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
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Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
All three of those moves will give them a fighting chance to make a run at the Super Bowl.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Called up from Triple-A Albuquerque as a replacement part for the Rockies’ rickety rotation, the right-hander gave his team a fighting chance for five innings Tuesday night.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
Yet leading with intangible skills gives them a fighting chance.
—George Atallah, Sportico.com, 31 July 2025
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“Fighting chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighting%20chance. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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