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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Wilson’s team had argued that the defamation case should be dismissed because Wilson’s claims were in the public interest.
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
Max Kautsch, a First Amendment rights lawyer in Lawrence, Kansas, said the state's open records law turns on whether disclosure of a document is in the public interest.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
Critics also argue that the system limits states’ ability to regulate in the public interest.
—John Quinn, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
In turn, they are required by law to operate in the public interest.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
Max Kautsch, a First Amendment rights lawyer in Lawrence, Kansas, said the state's open records law turns on whether disclosure of a document is in the public interest.
—Chloe Melas, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
Critics also argue that the system limits states’ ability to regulate in the public interest.
—John Quinn, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
In turn, they are required by law to operate in the public interest.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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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 21 Dec. 2024.
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