fair shake

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Recent Examples of fair shake This mountain town is outdoorsy yet luxe, and its location near the middle of the country means that everyone on your bicoastal guest list gets a fair shake. Sara Clemence, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 The Colts situation is yet more proof for Flores in his lawsuit against the NFL that a Good Old Boy network exists to prevent minority candidates like Flores from getting a fair shake. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022 Kobo readers a fair shake, and neither ecosystem is as good on those fronts. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 10 Oct. 2022 To that end, the marketing and awards team will have to beg industry voters to watch the film all season long, and there’s a good chance some of them might not give it a fair shake. Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for fair shake
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Noun
  • Doubling as an account of modern American conservatism (from media gadflies to six Supreme Court justices), the film is punctuated with contemporaneous footage that, viewed through the lens of Olin’s misdeeds, generates the tension and shock of a genre film.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Her dedication to producing tangible improvements in the realm of social justice is evidenced by her previous positions, most recently as the director of the center for social justice at the Urban League of Southwestern Ohio.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Title The title is the legal right to own and use a property.
    James Nelson, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Fair shake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair%20shake. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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