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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Yet, even as Congress mandated considering the environment in policy decisions, the new laws still emphasized the need for development and for collective action in the public interest—as conservation policies had for seven decades.
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Johnathan K Williams / Made By History, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
There are no congressional acts forcing the release of records related to the assassinations of RFK and MLK Jr., but Trump determined the release of those documents was also in the public interest.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Three different streaming outlets — Max, Netflix and Paramount+ — were among the top winners at the duPont-Columbia Awards, some of the top honors accorded each year to audio and video reporting done in the public interest, while some of the usual news organizations named each year were not.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Backing Trump's various complaints about news stations, Carr has threatened to revoke licenses by wielding the FCC's authority to ensure that broadcasters using public airwaves operate in the public interest.
—Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
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Johnathan K Williams / Made By History, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
There are no congressional acts forcing the release of records related to the assassinations of RFK and MLK Jr., but Trump determined the release of those documents was also in the public interest.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Three different streaming outlets — Max, Netflix and Paramount+ — were among the top winners at the duPont-Columbia Awards, some of the top honors accorded each year to audio and video reporting done in the public interest, while some of the usual news organizations named each year were not.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Backing Trump's various complaints about news stations, Carr has threatened to revoke licenses by wielding the FCC's authority to ensure that broadcasters using public airwaves operate in the public interest.
—Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
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