in the national/public interest
idiom
: likely to help the nation/public
a policy that is not in the national/public interest
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Advertisement Advertisement President Trump had also pulled out of UNESCO in his first term, arguing that U.S. involvement was not in the national interest and that the agency promoted anti-Israel speech.
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Nik Popli, Time, 22 July 2025
Yet none of these earlier presidents won millions from the corporations that aired ethical news reporting in the public interest.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
Specifically, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, designed to support professionals, particularly those in law, healthcare, and education, who commit to careers in the public interest.
—Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
We are poised to build a series of major new projects in the national interest.
—Jordan King
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 22 July 2025
Yet none of these earlier presidents won millions from the corporations that aired ethical news reporting in the public interest.
—Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation, 14 July 2025
Specifically, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, designed to support professionals, particularly those in law, healthcare, and education, who commit to careers in the public interest.
—Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
We are poised to build a series of major new projects in the national interest.
—Jordan King
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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