public ownership
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Others have even floated public ownership of an electric utility to prevent a proposed purchase by the private-equity firm Blackstone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
All state-owned operators in the UK were sent the request for information in April except Govia Thameslink Railway, which had not yet gone into public ownership.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Powers to nationalise the steel industry have been passed, clearing the way for British Steel to be brought under public ownership.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Without creating a genuinely level playing field, public ownership risks becoming a holding position rather than restoring competitiveness,” Sawicz says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“Say, boy, what do you think of public ownership? Do you think the government ought to build houses for people to live in?”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
