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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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Working adults who never finished college may see it as a second chance.
—Jason Phillips, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Former lovers get a second chance together.
—Karen Ostergren, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
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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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