fair and square
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“We are here, we have won elections fair and square, and there’s not much they can do about it,” said Grace Mausser, co-chair of the DSA chapter in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
That way, you can help ensure that your assets are split fair and square.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
He denied being "bribed" by Oricom and that any contract with NHS Lanarkshire was won "fair and square".
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025
Mr. Judge himself also expressed interest in obtaining his record-breaking ball, but he acknowledged that Mr. Youmans caught it fair and square.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Penelope tried to refuse, for they had won it fair and square, but it was hard for her to be convincing when all she could do was shake her head and mouth the word “no.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
“Maybe this is kind of a fair-and-square deal, I guess, to lose a match like this for me here.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2023
What’s fair-and-square about a fan army collectively handpicking which songs will top the Hot 100?
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2021
This seems, on its own, to be a fair-and-square working of capitalism.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2014
But lurking amid the signs touting the fair-and-square policy I saw a “limited time only” 25 percent discount on Stafford work clothes and various items marked “clearance.”
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2013
"They've surely brought in some who are not regular, fair-and-square High School students," contended Dan Dalzell.
From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
