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do-overs

  • plural
    of do-over.
    do-over
    noun
    an opportunity to do something again or repeat it, especially when it did not turn out well the first time.

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There are no do-overs in a California election.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026

There’s no do-overs in the stock market, but with a fresh start, Phreesia could still prove to be a winner in 2026.

From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025

Portraits and personas, like virtual selves, hold out the possibility of living again, of mulligans and do-overs, of lives lived free of consequence.

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

Let him know that you know it’s a really tough time to try to launch into adulthood — and that we all need do-overs sometimes.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 17, 2023

No do-overs, no excuses—except maybe the fact that she comes from a family that’s even worse than she is.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman