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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Players can also add the Double Play for one more $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
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Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
The Chicago backfield belongs to Swift now, with Herbert in need of a second chance elsewhere.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Former President Trump has promised to rebuild the economy, unleash energy dominance and secure U.S. borders if Americans give him a second chance at the presidency.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Is that character going to get a second chance at life?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
The Chicago backfield belongs to Swift now, with Herbert in need of a second chance elsewhere.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Former President Trump has promised to rebuild the economy, unleash energy dominance and secure U.S. borders if Americans give him a second chance at the presidency.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
Is that character going to get a second chance at life?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Second chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20chance. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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