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fair

[fair] / fɛər /








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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

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

“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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