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public convenience

[puhb-lik kuhn-veen-yuhns] / ˈpʌb lɪk kənˈvin jəns /


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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had allowed the company’s project to move forward in 2018 by granting PennEast a so-called certificate of public convenience and necessity, but lawsuits followed.

From Seattle Times Jun. 29, 2021

There is a cult film by the Chinese director Fruit Chan called Public Toilet, about two guys who, without sexual overtones, just liked hanging out at a public convenience.

From The Guardian May 3, 2017

The board decided that the pipeline met the requirements of Iowa law requiring it to “promote the public convenience and necessity.”

From Washington Times Mar. 10, 2016

According to Google Trends, the expression "public convenience" is not often used these days, and then only in the UK and US.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2015

Economy and public convenience require roads to be kept up the year round.

From The Road and the Roadside by Burton Willis Potter




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