public ownership
Example Sentences
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The nationalisation came after Parliament on Wednesday passed legislation allowing the government to bring the steel industry into public ownership under circumstances where it met a public interest test.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
In response, Lyndon Farnham said he "fancied it coming into public ownership somehow".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Previous waves in the 1930s, 1940s and 1970s were driven by a desire to preserve employment or a belief in the efficiency of public ownership and government-directed economic planning, Mulder said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Without creating a genuinely level playing field, public ownership risks becoming a holding position rather than restoring competitiveness,” Sawicz says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“Say, boy, what do you think of public ownership? Do you think the government ought to build houses for people to live in?”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
