fighting chance
noun
: a chance that may be realized by a struggle
the patient had a fighting chance to live
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The combination of a mega-firm running point on negotiations and new members adding heft gave the Mountain West a fighting chance to survive the Pac-12 raid in a manner the old Pac-12, crippled by leadership failure, could not survive the Big Ten’s right cross.
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Vote for a Republican primary candidate who has a fighting chance to win in November.
—Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
The Huskies led by seven with less than three minutes to play but made only two of their last eight free throws to give Georgetown a fighting chance down the stretch.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2026
Viable armament gives these valuable ships a fighting chance in a maritime conflict.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Vote for a Republican primary candidate who has a fighting chance to win in November.
—Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
The Huskies led by seven with less than three minutes to play but made only two of their last eight free throws to give Georgetown a fighting chance down the stretch.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2026
Viable armament gives these valuable ships a fighting chance in a maritime conflict.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Fighting chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighting%20chance. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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