in the national/public interest

idiom

: likely to help the nation/public

a policy that is not in the national/public interest

Examples of in the national/public interest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Former Sunday Times journalists who overlapped with Winnett and Lewis at the newspaper, and who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity, characterized the methods as infrequent and often justified in the public interest. —Aaron C. Davis, Washington Post, 17 June 2024

The judge overseeing the case would then have to decide if ditching the agreement was in the public interest. —Bloomberg News, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024

Questions still swirl around this case that ignited something in the public interest so much that Netflix even created a follow-up series in 2018 to detail further developments in the case. —Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2024

Even so, companies like OpenAI and Anthropic cannot act entirely in the public interest, because they’re also exposed to commercial incentives through the need to raise funds, says Korinek. —Will Henshall, TIME, 13 May 2024

Rare-book dealers will tell you that private collections involve less red tape than institutions—bureaucratic hurdles to access that aren’t in the public interest. —Francesca Mancino, The Atlantic, 2 May 2024

In Israel, some are now asking: Are the two linked? To his allies, Mr. Netanyahu’s refusal to agree to a cease-fire in Gaza is a necessary one, made in the national interest and backed by many Israelis. —Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024

Senator Lieberman's love of God, his family, and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest. —Washington Desk, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024

Exceptions apply only when the patient explicitly consents to the disclosure, if it’s required by law, or if the disclosure can be justified in the public interest. —Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024