general will
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A second phase of the trial is coming in which the state’s attorney general will be asking a judge to grant further relief, including forcing Meta to verify the age of users in the state.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
You’re skeptical of the claim that Black communities in general will benefit from municipal demolition in the form that it has taken, not least because it’s such a broad categorization.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
Instead of finding practical compromises through negotiation, politics became a matter of discerning what Jean-Jacques Rousseau called the general will of the people and then implementing it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Questions about former Vice President Kamala Harris’ plans have swirled since she lost her presidential bid — notably about whether the former California senator and attorney general will run for governor next year.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025
“Commissary general, will you make the fire and get water, while Miss March, Miss Sallie, and I spread the table? Who can make good coffee?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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