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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The Expropriation Act of 2024 provides the legal framework for the expropriation of property in South Africa, for public purposes or in the public interest.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Danielle Pena, an attorney who did not work on the Greer case but has represented families of multiple people who have died in San Diego County custody, said releasing CIRB reports is in the public interest.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The government argued that while conditions in the country remained similar, there had been improvements in health, economy, and public safety, and that TPS for Venezuela is not in the national interest of the United States.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
That the people who are constantly writing and rewriting Wikipedia entries are disaggregated volunteers—rather than bendable to one man’s ideological views—seems to be in the public interest.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Danielle Pena, an attorney who did not work on the Greer case but has represented families of multiple people who have died in San Diego County custody, said releasing CIRB reports is in the public interest.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
The government argued that while conditions in the country remained similar, there had been improvements in health, economy, and public safety, and that TPS for Venezuela is not in the national interest of the United States.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
That the people who are constantly writing and rewriting Wikipedia entries are disaggregated volunteers—rather than bendable to one man’s ideological views—seems to be in the public interest.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 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 28 Feb. 2025.
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