How to Use public policy in a Sentence
public policy
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That’s where public policy should come in.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Good public policy can do that.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
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If the aid is good public policy, the entire public should pay for it.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Hall took an overly broad view of the concept of public policy.
—Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 3 July 2023
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So that's always been at the heart of our public policy and our politics.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
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This is one of the clearest public policy challenges.
—Robert E. Buchanan, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
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But as Cote explained, the law—and not just public policy—has to support a claim.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Thus, long-term growth rates should be considered in debates about public policy.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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For research and public policy roles.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Today’s wave of success stems from a framework of public policy decades in the making.
—Caio Delcolli, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
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This affects public policy and the public’s awareness of the threat posed by extreme heat.
—Will Oremus, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
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Mahan called the rising cost of living a failure of public policy.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
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But public policy actions may also be a factor.
—Phillip Reese, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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This is a problem for longevity science, and also for public policy.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
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Like any long-standing public policy, the bottle bill continues to evolve.
—Chuck Riegle, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
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Judges do not make public policy or respond to political rhetoric.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
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Hyde brings over 35 years of public policy experience to the role.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
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The money shaped public policy.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2026
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The campaign for change is becoming a public policy issue.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
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That’s not good news for any institution that needs stability from public policy, which is all of them.
—Ronald Brownstein, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
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Profit margins for banks and card networks, and there is no compelling public policy reason to protect those.
—Carter Dougherty, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Today on the show, Wailin and Darian go head to head to see who the bigger public policy nerd is.
—Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
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Here are just three efforts to effect public policy impacting older adults.
—Helen Dennis, Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Sound public policy must weigh the detrimental impact.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Chicago must make growth — not just cuts and taxes — the centerpiece of its public policy strategy.
—Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
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Her public policy work is felt every day by Americans across the nation in their pay, their health care, their grocery shops.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
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And those patterns could help inform future public policy around urban planning.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
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The stakes are far too high to let financial interests dictate public policy outcomes.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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The bigger question is whether public policy gives families the ability to make one.
—Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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But as that immediately suggests, what is 'good' public policy can be in the eye of the beholder.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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