fighting chance
noun
: a chance that may be realized by a struggle
the patient had a fighting chance to live
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With plenty of stars in the trade and free agent markets this winter, perhaps the Red Sox will finally make aggressive decisions to give the club a fighting chance to compete in 2025.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Independence Party candidate Juan Dalmau has gained enough momentum to have a fighting chance at defeating Jenniffer Gonzalez, the candidate from the incumbent pro-statehood party, and relegating the candidate from the Popular Democratic Party, Jesús Manuel Ortiz, to third place.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Unlike competitors, Tile won’t alert thieves to its presence via notifications, so users have a fighting chance of recovering their valuables.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
While sleep might not come to many passengers on a plane, hopefully these tips might give you a fighting chance at rest!
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Independence Party candidate Juan Dalmau has gained enough momentum to have a fighting chance at defeating Jenniffer Gonzalez, the candidate from the incumbent pro-statehood party, and relegating the candidate from the Popular Democratic Party, Jesús Manuel Ortiz, to third place.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Unlike competitors, Tile won’t alert thieves to its presence via notifications, so users have a fighting chance of recovering their valuables.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
While sleep might not come to many passengers on a plane, hopefully these tips might give you a fighting chance at rest!
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Fighting chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighting%20chance. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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