second chance
noun
: an opportunity to try something again after failing one time
I could have fired him, but I gave him a second chance.
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Image Officials have also suggested that party members can be given a second chance.
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Nevertheless, Sam sees his wife’s miraculous reappearance as a second chance.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Your best work deserves a second chance to shine on LinkedIn.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Image Officials have also suggested that party members can be given a second chance.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Nevertheless, Sam sees his wife’s miraculous reappearance as a second chance.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Second chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20chance. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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