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
  • The backtracking illustrates how the politics of criminal justice have shifted since 2020, posing dilemmas for Democrats’ midterm strategy and their ability to enact their preferred solutions.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Civil rights and criminal justice experts interviewed by the Observer say the police owe it to the community to do a thorough investigation and offer transparency, given the history of Black people being lynched in the South.
    Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • The district has swung even further to the right since Perriello briefly represented the region following President Barack Obama’s 2008 election.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, Maryland pushed back again, exercising its right of first refusal to purchase the rights back, leaving the Preakness on the outside looking in.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Fair shake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair%20shake. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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