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fair

[fair] / fɛər /








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Krinsky said that criticism was fair and he made mistakes, but that he hired experienced on-site managers to oversee the plant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

"It was me, then Eoin and then Shea. To be fair, he's improved massively since."

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

To be fair, they collectively helped thousands of people turn their lives around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Havertz was the only attacker who had any chance of being involved in the play, so the VAR determined offside was the fair outcome.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Natalie ran back inside and took all the photos off the walls: Natalie winning the sixth-grade science fair.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Haeder also emphasises the benefits that a fairer promotion system would bring for German football as a whole, arguing that eastern clubs would be better equipped to continue nurturing youth talent.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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 didn’t want laws and social constructs to be fairer, less dangerous, more fulfilling for women as a concept; she wanted it for you, for me, for the lady in the back row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

“Well, you can’t say fairer than that,” said Fred, holding out his hand to Percy.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

She doesn’t want an hourly wage for looking after our mother, and she says the house is the fairest way to recognize what she’s given up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 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

He expressed concerns over the new investigation and said the league was happy to show that its media model is the fairest among major sports leagues, one of these people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 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

Seven sons had been born to her, brave and beautiful young men, and seven daughters, the fairest of the fair.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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