fair
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Although losing sides have often complained about Brazil’s elections, the country’s electoral system is widely considered fair and transparent.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
If L’Express was serving until 1 a.m.—3 a.m. on weekend nights—what else was out there in my fair city?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Whether Bo Bryan eventually fulfills his lifelong dream of succeeding on the Georgia gridiron, he is likely to make a mark in business if his predecessors are a fair indication.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
This phenomenon stems in part from the just-world cognitive bias, the tendency to believe that the world is fundamentally fair and that good people are rewarded while bad people are punished.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
At the fair, Mim bought a special pass allowing them access to all the rides and exhibitions.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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For Richard, the hope is that by next year the system will be fairer and allow more farmers to access support for projects that benefit wildlife.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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
“Half a loaf, that’s a fairer trade,” the Ancient told him.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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“There are probably an infinite number of ways. I think the right question is: What is the right and fairest way to share the cost without unduly burdening anyone?”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Asked specifically about crocodiles, New Zealand's Wickham told the BBC the primary concern was ensuring the "fairest possible course" for rowers.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
Welcome to Goodwood Festival of Speed, an annual four-day motorsports-apalooza where the fastest, fairest and most excessively expensive cars in the world compete for driveway bragging rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
For she is a fair maiden, fairest lady of a house of queens.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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