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public domain

NOUN
free rights to a property
Synonyms
WEAK
government-owned property public ownership state ownership

Example Sentences

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But she acknowledged "there are, of course, always lessons to be learnt" when it comes to what the police put in the public domain.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Meanwhile, the Bible bursts with globally familiar stories, all of which are in the public domain.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Lawyer Catrin Evans for the publisher suggested that for some Mail articles mentioned in John and Furnish's case, a "certain amount of the information... had already been put into the public domain".

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Jill wants the details about what happened to her daughter in the public domain.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

"We're a public domain organization. There's no such thing as secret or secure information here."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir