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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As Kevin mentioned, a second chance rolled around six years later, when the trio decided to give band life another shot after each pursuing solo projects.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 July 2025
Discovering the bow is giving historians a second chance to highlight American grit at its most audacious.
—Mark Price
updated July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
During his first administration, Trump met with Kim but was unable to finalize a deal; his return to office gives him a second chance.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
Introduced as a 78th-minute substitute in a 1-0 win over AC Milan at San Siro should be the start of a story of Juve’s next great defender, but rather than follow in the illustrious footsteps of Gaetano Scirea, Andrea Barzagli or Giorgio Chiellini, he would never be given a second chance.
—Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 July 2025
Discovering the bow is giving historians a second chance to highlight American grit at its most audacious.
—Mark Price
updated July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
During his first administration, Trump met with Kim but was unable to finalize a deal; his return to office gives him a second chance.
—Andrei Lankov, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
Introduced as a 78th-minute substitute in a 1-0 win over AC Milan at San Siro should be the start of a story of Juve’s next great defender, but rather than follow in the illustrious footsteps of Gaetano Scirea, Andrea Barzagli or Giorgio Chiellini, he would never be given a second chance.
—Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
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“Second chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20chance. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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