public interest
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The federal district court issued a preliminary injunction partly on this basis, noting the burdens on election administrators were high and the public interest costs dire.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
Helmets became a matter of keen public interest 20 years ago, after researchers linked football-related head trauma with the brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
With huge public interest in the film from all sides, A24 is pushing for the doc to be considered in the best picture category, which would be a first in Oscars history.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
In time, however, it becomes evident that their personal interests don’t entirely conform to the public interest, and a backlash grows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
But its administration was utterly unable to reconcile its responsibilities as a disinterested servant of the public interest and those of an owner of a commercially valuable patent.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
