public interest
Example Sentences
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"You can't ignore that. Ethically, it's complicated, but the public interest is more relevant than the ethical issue. That was the conclusion."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Support those lawyers who are doing this work—there are some great public interest law firms doing this kind of work.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
“The meta problem is, hey, models are going outside the bounds of what they should be doing, and doing actual cyberattacks, which I would think is in the public interest to know.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
When radio broadcasts of recorded music began from 1920 onwards, public interest in having one’s own record collection accelerated; what had been a trickle turned into a flood.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
