pro bono publico
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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There were also three pharma companies, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson and Merck, willing, pro bono publico, to take these candidates and try to turn them into the real thing as quickly as possible.
From Economist ● Sep. 1, 2016
"It ain't gonna be any more pro bono publico," declared the grinning General.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the late 1960s, idealistic young lawyers persuaded blue chip firms to let them do pro bono publico work, representing indigents on the firms' time at their regular salaries.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the past few years, many Wall Street firms have allowed their lawyers to do pro bono publico work on company time.
From Time Magazine Archive
They have been pretty well giving me away for the benefit of the whole hotel already, and now she is going to scare up a scene pro bono publico.
From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram
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