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

For many immigrants, a 7-Eleven store embodied the classic idea of free enterprise, where “it was literally up to you how much money you made,” Shawn Bhamipuri says.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 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