fair share

noun

: a reasonable amount
He gets his fair share of attention, too.

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There’s no doubt the women of the WNBA deserve their fair share of the league’s current explosion after putting their bodies on the line and their personal lives on display for the sake of entertainment. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025 Prior to that, the couple dated between 2003 and 2013 and went through their fair share of ups and downs. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025 In the years leading up to the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette lived under intense scrutiny and was prone to headaches and, no doubt, her fair share of hangovers, given the constant indulgences of palace life. Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025 Winger Bertrand Traore did his fair share of defensive work, shutting down space in the right channel, and Trai Hume was industrious in pushing up to aid attacks and recovering to avoid being exploited on the counter. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fair share

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“Fair share.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20share. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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