fair shake

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Recent Examples of fair shake Wilks, 53, went 3-13 in his one season as coach of the Cardinals in 2018, but it wasn't considered a fair shake by many. — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 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 The proper building and use of toxic AI for purposes of research, assessment, and acting like a detective to uncover other societally offensive AI is a worthy approach and ought to get its fair shake at being pursued. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for fair shake
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Noun
  • In this paradigm, productivity can outpace justice, and some security teams, left unchecked, have turned protective tools into instruments of harm.
    — David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Neither of the court’s two oldest justices, Samuel Alito, 76, or Clarence Thomas, 78, has publicly indicated an imminent retirement.
    — Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • International rights groups say political prisoners in Iran are tried in secretive courts without due process.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
  • With House Republicans looking for a scapegoat after their midterm losses, the impeachment vote could pick up votes on the right, too.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026

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“Fair shake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair%20shake. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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