free enterprise

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Adam Smith, by contrast, argued that free enterprise and the uncoordinated pursuit of individual self-interest would lead to better outcomes for more people.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“Look, America is founded on free enterprise and capitalism,” Essayli said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

So let's hear it for digital "free enterprise."

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2023

Mr. Muratov, 61, sits in an office featuring a photograph of Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the leader now reviled by many Russians, who rejected Communism in favor of free speech, free enterprise and open borders.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023

But they seemed gratified, as Mayor Don Carter, who was one of those to go big-time belly up, put it, to have taken a “chance in the free enterprise market.”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger