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noun Informal.

an equitable opportunity or treatment: The judges promised that every entrant in the contest would get a fair shake.

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Origin of fair shake

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

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The belief that it is fathers, not mothers, who can’t get a fair shake in custody cases is further fueled by fathers’ rights groups’ claims that courts are biased against fathers.
Victims Of Domestic Abuse Find No Haven In Family Courts|LGBTQ-Editor|December 3, 2021|No Straight News
In short, institutional wealth is probably here to stay, the middle class hasn’t gotten its fair shake and the location of the post-office box where you drop your taxes on April 15 probably matters more than you realize.
Why Legacy Wealth Is an Easy Target to Fund Infrastructure|Philip Elliott|August 20, 2021|Time
Compared to the myriad ways animals have to cool down—dogs pant, elephants flap their big ears, vultures poop on their legs and feet—we got a pretty fair shake.
A Self-Professed Sweater Explores the Science Behind Stink|klindsey|July 28, 2021|Outside Online
Even internally in the House, women are not getting their fair shake.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But the sisters, it seems, were dead wrong to think they might get a fair shake under Francis.
No More Mr. Nice Pope: Vatican Tightens Its Grip on Radical Nuns|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gideon wrote to the Supreme Court, arguing that his inability to obtain counsel effectively denied him a fair shake at trial.
Fifty Years Later, Right to Lawyer Remains ‘Unfunded Mandate’|Chris Opfer|March 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You have to look at the rest of the data – and particularly, the household survey – for a fair shake.
What the August Jobs Number Misses|Alex Klein|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gentlemen, unless you get me to Washington, you can't get a fair shake out of me.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
A fair shake, do you think, or is somebody trying to string you?
Motor Matt's Race|Stanley R. Matthews
The fact was that Si and his companions hardly had a fair shake in this respect, and entered the field at a decided disadvantage.
Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6)|John McElroy
She deserves a fair shake and, by the big dipper, she's goin' to have it!
Cy Whittaker's Place|Joseph C. Lincoln
Your father was a great man, and he rates a fair shake in the write-ups.
Bear Trap|Alan Edward Nourse

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