public interest

Example Sentences

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So he enrolled at Louis & Clark Law School in Portland, Ore., where he studied public interest law with a focus on the environment.

From Los Angeles Times

Officials argued it was "fundamentally not in the public interest" to disclose private conversations between world leaders, warning doing so would inhibit frank exchanges in future.

From BBC

"The Kingdom remains hopeful that the public interest will prevail through ending the escalation by the Southern Transitional Council and the withdrawal of its forces from the two governorate in an urgent and orderly manner," it added.

From Barron's

These high-profile guests are aimed at maintaining public interest in the flights at a time when private space companies are vying for pre-eminence.

From Barron's

Regulatory agencies were designed to be independent guardians of the public interest.

From Salon