in the national/public interest
idiom
: likely to help the nation/public
a policy that is not in the national/public interest
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During his tenure as FCC chair, Carr has threatened to revoke broadcast licenses for stations owned by networks that’ve drawn the president’s ire under the agency’s authority to ensure that public airwaves operate in the public interest.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
The legislation aims to address land ownership disparities rooted in the country's apartheid past by allowing land expropriation in the public interest.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The attorney general asserts that the partnership carries a lack of justification in the public interest, is economically unbalanced toward Panama and affects competition.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
On the latter, Defendants have not shown they will be burdened by continuing the status quo pending this litigation, and avoiding constitutional violations is always in the public interest.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
The legislation aims to address land ownership disparities rooted in the country's apartheid past by allowing land expropriation in the public interest.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The attorney general asserts that the partnership carries a lack of justification in the public interest, is economically unbalanced toward Panama and affects competition.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
On the latter, Defendants have not shown they will be burdened by continuing the status quo pending this litigation, and avoiding constitutional violations is always in the public interest.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the national/public interest
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“In the national/public interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20national%2Fpublic%20interest. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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