fair game

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Taking issue with the profile, even condemning it and vociferously panning it, is fair game.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2026

“A lot of things are now fair game for whoever has the best solution, versus who’s got the scale,” Rosen said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Fraudsters are also targeting fire relief funds, food benefits — really, any pot of public money is fair game to them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Iron Man is fair game, but not Robert Downey Jr.’s face or voice.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

“I play a fair game of chess,” Luke said to the doctor, who cheered at once.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson