for the common/public good
idiom
: in order to help or benefit everyone
citizens working together for the common/public good
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To rechannel and reshape globalization for the common good, states will have to coordinate.
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Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
But libraries were established for the purpose of circulating freely books for the common good, not books designed for some special interests such as those professing woke-ism or those pushing the LGBT agenda, books which poison the mind and preach hatred.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Kids can learn to lead democratically, feel responsible for the common good, and organize and inspire others toward making meaningful societal change.
—Eddie Brummelman, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025
Over the past 60 years, dialogue turned to action for the common good and the sake of deep and trusting friendship between Jewish and Catholic communities.
—Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
But libraries were established for the purpose of circulating freely books for the common good, not books designed for some special interests such as those professing woke-ism or those pushing the LGBT agenda, books which poison the mind and preach hatred.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Kids can learn to lead democratically, feel responsible for the common good, and organize and inspire others toward making meaningful societal change.
—Eddie Brummelman, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025
Over the past 60 years, dialogue turned to action for the common good and the sake of deep and trusting friendship between Jewish and Catholic communities.
—Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for for the common/public good
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“For the common/public good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20common%2Fpublic%20good. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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