public land
Example Sentences
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On public land or highways, responsibility often falls to local government agencies.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
But mostly I long for the open road, those forgotten highways where pavement runs through the quaint towns, weathered landmarks and the millions of acres of public land in the desert.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
Secrecy was so intense that a number of journalists who were trying to observe the new cars from outside the circuit reported being moved on by security guards despite being on public land.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026
In the fall of 2023, a crew of geologists reported that the public land it was looking at in Esmeralda County didn’t seem all that promising.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
“We tracked both sides of the public land along Squaretail Brook, all the way down that hillside to where it runs into the Beal River.”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
