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“They're just interested in making sure that everybody's got a fair shake to get to it.”

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025

We need a fair shake because this is the biggest fight in heavyweight history.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

“You want your client to have a fair shake here, just as DA does. I will do my levelheaded best to make sure that happens.”

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2024

He has fought for a half-century for “Let It Be” to get a second look and, in his mind, a fair shake.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024

The contraction—usually two words combined into one, as in don’t or I’m—seldom gets a fair shake from English teachers.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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