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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Acting in the public interest? Commission members reacted with exasperation after hearing key points from the reports.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
What’s happened now is the tone that the president is setting from the top, popularizing the idea that people trying to work in the public interest are actually hurting the country.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
In this case, however, Goldberg held onto the group-chat story until after the Yemen strike began and withheld parts of the texts in the national interest.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
In an age of political polarization, industry self-regulation is a sensible middle ground and a practical way forward to a flexible and accountable model that encourages businesses to act in the public interest without the need for the stifling burden of overregulation.
—Eric Reicin, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
What’s happened now is the tone that the president is setting from the top, popularizing the idea that people trying to work in the public interest are actually hurting the country.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
In this case, however, Goldberg held onto the group-chat story until after the Yemen strike began and withheld parts of the texts in the national interest.
—Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
In an age of political polarization, industry self-regulation is a sensible middle ground and a practical way forward to a flexible and accountable model that encourages businesses to act in the public interest without the need for the stifling burden of overregulation.
—Eric Reicin, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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