second chance

noun

: an opportunity to try something again after failing one time
I could have fired him, but I gave him a second chance.

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“Second chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20chance. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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