public spending
Britishnoun
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Similar votes are happening across the United States, where Chavez's name is emblazoned on dozens of schools, streets and other public buildings nationwide.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
It is the latest move by the administration to associate Trump's name with a range of government programs and public buildings.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The rise of Port Sudan spelled disaster for Suakin, whose grand public buildings and elegant coral townhouses were left to decay, slowly eaten away by the humid winds and summer heat.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
The order recognizes that classical public buildings, monuments and memorials are popular with Americans, who associate them with our democracy’s highest ideals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Local farmers wanted to hang dead crows around the town on public buildings to frighten the others away; ornithologists said that it wouldn’t work, that the living crows would simply eat the dead ones.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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