public works
plural noun
: works (such as schools, highways, docks) constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed and owned by the government
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The phrase recalls the socialist Gilded Age mayors whom critics derided as too preoccupied with managing public works projects.
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Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026
The phrase recalls the socialist Gilded Age mayors whom critics derided as too preoccupied with managing public works projects.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
The city’s public works department is in the process of submitting a climate grant to the state to bridge the funding gap.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
Self said that the police department called public works to have the pride display removed.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026
The phrase recalls the socialist Gilded Age mayors whom critics derided as too preoccupied with managing public works projects.
—ABC News, 19 June 2026
The city’s public works department is in the process of submitting a climate grant to the state to bridge the funding gap.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 June 2026
Self said that the police department called public works to have the pride display removed.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for public works
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“Public works.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20works. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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