for the public good
Example Sentences
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The challenge is to strike the right balance—and to convince the public that the government is using its power wisely for the public good, not to favor select cronies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
"I deliberately chose to create this as a non-profit for the public good."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
In Qiu’s vision, the project reclaims dead space in the middle of bustling neighborhoods for the public good.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
There are billionaires who are increasingly willing to share their wealth for the public good.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024
It will scarcely be credited in Britain, that men can be as diligent with us, from zeal for the public good, as with you, for thousands per annum.
From The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers by Weems, Mason Locke
