public trough
Example Sentences
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The public trough has never been enough to support the institutional health of public HBCUs, many of which were birthed through the Second Morrill Act of 1890.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2021
The public trough is a major factor in why the act, always enfeebled, is now itself endangered.
From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2018
Where was his “sensitivity” as he fed at the public trough?
From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2017
‘Sen. Vitter, you’ve been lying sideways in the public trough since 1992,’ Edwards replied.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2015
Savonarola thundered against the extravagance, moral riot and pomp of the rich—and this meant the Medici, and all those who fed at the public trough, and prided themselves on their patriotism.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators by Hubbard, Elbert
