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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Independence residents hoping to recall a longtime City Council member over his vote supporting tax breaks for an incoming artificial intelligence data center were given a second chance at a petition drive this week.
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Ilana Arougheti
june 8, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Newport Harbor took advantage of the second chance offered by the CIF Southern California Regional baseball playoffs and ended its season with a championship celebration.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
The job at Annin was a second chance.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Huntington Beach is making the most of its second chance in postseason high school baseball.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
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Ilana Arougheti
june 8, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Newport Harbor took advantage of the second chance offered by the CIF Southern California Regional baseball playoffs and ended its season with a championship celebration.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
The job at Annin was a second chance.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Huntington Beach is making the most of its second chance in postseason high school baseball.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
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“Second chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20chance. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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