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public

[puhb-lik] / ˈpʌb lɪk /




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Upgrades through these loans can be treated as a public benefit and repaid through a special assessment on the property tax bill, which can reduce risk and lower capital costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

This reflects that most students, about 5.73 million, are in public schools.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Swinney described the food price cap as both a cost-of-living and public health measure.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Ross, meanwhile, is trying to ingratiate himself with and improve the local community by funding scholarships for hundreds of local public high-school students to attend a nearby community college.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

When Heman’s pamphlet didn’t sell well, the Burr brothers looked for another way to make the public understand the spirit “fraud.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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