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public service

NOUN
government employment or appointment
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"This is not the time for the BBC to retreat from its public service commitments and its core mission to inform, educate, and entertain," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

"Whilst councils are being forced into damaging cuts, we are also expediting service transformation, which must be recognised as we begin to consider our role and expectations in public service reform," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

As somebody who was at the DOJ for 21 years, I find that to be anathema to how I thought about public service.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

For years I had asked Usha to have another baby, and for years she had told me she was done—especially now that public service had elevated us into the national spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham was allowed to go home after she promised to do a thousand hours of public service.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer



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