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Planned obsolescence by manufacturers is part of the problem, but resolving this issue will also be a matter of public education and policies that boost civic-mindedness and environmental consciousness.

From Scientific American • Dec. 21, 2022

But in the late nineteenth century, some big Northern cities, with Philadelphia leading the way, began building city pools in a burst of Victorian civic-mindedness, viewing them as public baths for the working class.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2022

“We did absolutely feel an urgency. There was a civic-mindedness about all of our approaches to the film,” he said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2018

So in a spirit of civic-mindedness, I wrote some helpful reviews of my own:

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2016

This lack of civic-mindedness was discouraging, yet Penelope made another attempt.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood