for the common/public good
idiom
: in order to help or benefit everyone
citizens working together for the common/public good
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Hands down, private markets beat patronage for the common good, so the government should not be able to easily and quickly intervene on behalf of any particular interest.
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Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Note that some Republican politicians from Maryland emphasize private funding as do conservatives in general and their masters in Washington, D.C.
Government funding from the feds or state for the common good is to be treasured.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2025
Laboratories will be forced to fire their personnel, including graduate students and other trainees who were committing their professional lives to acquiring scientific expertise and making contributions for the public good.
—Monica Driscoll, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Independent agencies work for the public good Though the independent agencies are not all household names, their work touches the lives of everyday Americans in numerous ways.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
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Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Note that some Republican politicians from Maryland emphasize private funding as do conservatives in general and their masters in Washington, D.C.
Government funding from the feds or state for the common good is to be treasured.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2025
Laboratories will be forced to fire their personnel, including graduate students and other trainees who were committing their professional lives to acquiring scientific expertise and making contributions for the public good.
—Monica Driscoll, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
Independent agencies work for the public good Though the independent agencies are not all household names, their work touches the lives of everyday Americans in numerous ways.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for the common/public good
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“For the common/public good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20common%2Fpublic%20good. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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