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 Financial Action Task Force, the global money-laundering watchdog, has warned that criminals exploit citizenship and residency programs to conceal their identities, launder illicit wealth and evade justice.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The next president is expected to nominate four of 11 Supreme Court justices, giving the winner a significant influence over the court for years to come.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Still, the fact that a movie is coming out that will get people talking about our relationship to Facebook and Instagram feels significant in its own right.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Election runoff in Brazil Senator Flavio Bolsonaro rose to a surprise lead over leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, setting the nation up for a sharp shift to the right.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Fair shake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair%20shake. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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