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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If there is a chilling effect on sources coming forward with newsworthy information in the public interest, Americans will be less informed and the American government will be held less accountable. —

Gabe Rottman, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025 Government lawyers said releasing the volume on election interference and decisions about whether to bring charges was in the public interest. —

Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025 The rule opened a pathway to federal permitting of transmission lines deemed by the Energy Department to be in the national interest. —

Daniel Moore, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 He’s pointed to the agency’s authority to ensure that public airwaves operate in the public interest. —

Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the national/public interest

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