in the national/public interest
idiom
: likely to help the nation/public
a policy that is not in the national/public interest
Examples of in the national/public interest in a Sentence
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In Israel, some are now asking: Are the two linked?
To his allies, Mr. Netanyahu’s refusal to agree to a cease-fire in Gaza is a necessary one, made in the national interest and backed by many Israelis.
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Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Senator Lieberman's love of God, his family, and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest.
—Washington Desk, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
Exceptions apply only when the patient explicitly consents to the disclosure, if it’s required by law, or if the disclosure can be justified in the public interest.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
In 2022, Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) proposed an approach in which transmission developers recommend projects to the DoE. If the agency deems a project to be in the national interest, federal regulators could permit the project’s construction and force utilities to pay for it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2024
Dovish leaders, by contrast, have a hard time convincing a domestic audience that their peaceful policies are in the national interest.
—Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
To Hiatt, nothing about that is in the public interest.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
Money in that fund, which Hobbs and other governors have used for inauguration fundraising, must be spent in the public interest.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
This data, although controversial, is often argued to be in the public interest, reflecting a delicate balance between government secrecy and the public's right to know.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Senator Lieberman's love of God, his family, and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest.
—Washington Desk, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
Exceptions apply only when the patient explicitly consents to the disclosure, if it’s required by law, or if the disclosure can be justified in the public interest.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
In 2022, Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) proposed an approach in which transmission developers recommend projects to the DoE. If the agency deems a project to be in the national interest, federal regulators could permit the project’s construction and force utilities to pay for it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2024
Dovish leaders, by contrast, have a hard time convincing a domestic audience that their peaceful policies are in the national interest.
—Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
To Hiatt, nothing about that is in the public interest.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
Money in that fund, which Hobbs and other governors have used for inauguration fundraising, must be spent in the public interest.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
This data, although controversial, is often argued to be in the public interest, reflecting a delicate balance between government secrecy and the public's right to know.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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