common good
noun
: the public good : the advantage of everyone
The organization works for the common good.
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Pragmatic wisdom with regenerative intent manifests as the ability to discern appropriate action within complex, ambiguous circumstances and to choose actions that serve the common good.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Universities have violated their founding compact to seek truth and develop knowledge for the common good.
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Havlicek said that public education is a common good, not a consumer good, and that word has to be spread to restore faith and funding in the system.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Undermining belief in the common good National aspirations have emphasized the common good since America’s founding.
—Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Universities have violated their founding compact to seek truth and develop knowledge for the common good.
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Havlicek said that public education is a common good, not a consumer good, and that word has to be spread to restore faith and funding in the system.
—Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Undermining belief in the common good National aspirations have emphasized the common good since America’s founding.
—Nathan Meyers, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for common good
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“Common good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20good. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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