public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
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Under current laws and regulations, the FAA is tasked solely with ensuring that commercial rocket companies do not pose a risk to public property or bystanders’ safety.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
This allows the Friends to raise funds for and carry out projects on public property more efficiently.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump favors more arrests in major urban settings and tougher prosecutions while also urging cities to remove homeless encampments on public property.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
The primary owners of the home are Carl H. Lindner III and Martha Lindner, according to public property records.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
This allows the Friends to raise funds for and carry out projects on public property more efficiently.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Trump favors more arrests in major urban settings and tougher prosecutions while also urging cities to remove homeless encampments on public property.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
The primary owners of the home are Carl H. Lindner III and Martha Lindner, according to public property records.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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