common good
noun
: the public good : the advantage of everyone
The organization works for the common good.
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The Sidney Hillman Foundation honors excellence in journalism in service of the common good.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
In this moment, the Senate must live up to that calling—not just as a check on rash legislation, but as a defender of the common good.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Other issues — tariffs, rising deficit spending, and spending cuts for important common good activities — combine with inflation to create greater uncertainty in the near future and the potential for a recession.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Note that some Republican politicians from Maryland emphasize private funding as do conservatives in general and their masters in Washington, D.C.
Government funding from the feds or state for the common good is to be treasured.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
In this moment, the Senate must live up to that calling—not just as a check on rash legislation, but as a defender of the common good.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Other issues — tariffs, rising deficit spending, and spending cuts for important common good activities — combine with inflation to create greater uncertainty in the near future and the potential for a recession.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Note that some Republican politicians from Maryland emphasize private funding as do conservatives in general and their masters in Washington, D.C.
Government funding from the feds or state for the common good is to be treasured.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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