fighting chance
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“Then he has a fighting chance to work his way back. Trying to do everything — even at a lesser dosage — just wasn’t feasible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The family of a teenage boy whose cancer returned days after he celebrated being cancer-free say a new clinical trial gives their son "a fighting chance".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
And, he reckons, there is a fighting chance that his or another French company will be that winner.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
"We have a fighting chance to reduce plastics because it's very much a contemporary issue."
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
“Then Mr. Krum will enter . . . then Miss Delacour. But you’ll all be in with a fighting chance, depending how well you get past the obstacles. Should be fun, eh?”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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