pro bono publico
Americanadverb
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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
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
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Pro bono work is the trade term for it, from the Latin pro bono publico, meaning "for the public good."
From Time Magazine Archive
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His career is a monument to the concept of pro bono publico.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The Red Front, changin' hands that way, complicates the case to an extent that we'll have to try it out all legal an' regular pro bono publico, kangaroo court.
From Prairie Flowers by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
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