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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fair shake
Noun
  • In a world where greed runs rampant... justice is best served radioactive.
    Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • The justices consolidated two cases for arguments in April, a Justice Department appeal and an appeal by the family of Ari Fuld, an Israeli American fatally stabbed at a shopping mall in the West Bank in 2018.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The swap rights, in particular, offer flexibility without surrendering outright picks—think of them as tools to grease the wheels without giving away the farm.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Another unanswered question from Monday’s announcement is whether part of the rights fees would need to be reinvested in streaming capabilities.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025

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“Fair shake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair%20shake. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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