fair
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Microsoft’s offer makes it fair to check on the bird.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
"As a matter of principle, we consistently hope that all parties can provide a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory business environment for companies from all countries, including Chinese companies," she said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Mahmood will argue she has tried to finally arrive at a policy the widest range of people may see as fair.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
It turns out her utility, Dominion Energy, has power of eminent domain, the right to take private property for a public use, provided it pays fair compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
“Look, I thought I should have won, too, or at least placed. But everyone thinks they play the best. I could have lost fair and square,” I insist.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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She said: "What matters most to us is better support for the health and education systems. We are against compulsory military service and we are in favour of a fairer distribution of the burden."
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
"We need greener, fairer supply chains that take into account workers' issues and wages."
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
That’s a fairer way to measure the returns of bond funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Instead, the proposed framework emphasizes research led locally, greater investment in regional collections and scientific infrastructure, stronger taxonomic expertise, long-term monitoring, fairer international partnerships, and closer connections between scientists and decision-makers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
She might be fairer than Snape, but she was still extremely strict.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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The fairest way to handle income disparity, Hoffman said, is to first reach an agreement on what you can realistically afford together.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The fairest answer is that he was partly right, for reasons he did not fully understand, and he exaggerated the promise.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
It identifies every aircraft that is equipped with it, which is why it is the fairest way to prevent private planes from evading landing fees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
"Our scheme is the quickest, fairest way to compensate consumers. It seems contradictory that organisations claiming to represent consumers would seek to delay payouts for millions of people," a spokeswoman for the regulator said.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
“Knights defend the weak and protect the innocent, they say. And I am the fairest maid in all Volantis.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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