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
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
Li, an advocate of free enterprise, is due to be replaced as premier at the congress after being sidelined as No. 2 party leader in October.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Because it was Saturday, Levy Pants had ceased its assaults upon the concept of free enterprise for the weekend.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
