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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Young lawyers and career government lawyers are often idealistic, willing to sacrifice personal gain for the public good, but the prospect of working for this attorney general might seem the worst sort of dead-end job — one requiring blind obedience to unworthy goals.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
Americans will have less access to compelling, rigorous content produced for the public good as filmmakers will change careers, investors will divest, and fewer films will be produced.
—Carrie Lozano, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
And who band together with a cooperative politics of maturity for the public good.
—Steven W. Thrasher
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Listen to others and work together for the common good.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
Americans will have less access to compelling, rigorous content produced for the public good as filmmakers will change careers, investors will divest, and fewer films will be produced.
—Carrie Lozano, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
And who band together with a cooperative politics of maturity for the public good.
—Steven W. Thrasher
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Listen to others and work together for the common good.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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