for the public good
Example Sentences
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The challenge is to strike the right balance—and to convince the public that the government is using its power wisely for the public good, not to favor select cronies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
"I deliberately chose to create this as a non-profit for the public good."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
In Qiu’s vision, the project reclaims dead space in the middle of bustling neighborhoods for the public good.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
Mr. Musk filed the suit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, on Friday, accusing them of breaching a contract by putting profits and commercial interests ahead of building A.I. for the public good.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2024
Our waterways may not be so enormously valuable as those of some other States, and this is all the more reason why they should be conserved for the public good.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
