public goods
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Waterways must be treated as essential public goods.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
But their contributions to various critical public goods are undeniable, and they left behind many institutions dedicated to many noble ends.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024
Doctorow’s concept about online platforms has since been applied everywhere and anywhere you can find capitalism hollowing out public goods.
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2024
As environment secretary back in 2018, Michael Gove set the direction of travel by declaring that farmers should receive public money "for public goods" with an emphasis on environmental improvements.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024
And on account of the diphthong, grammarians do not derive it from liteh, which signifies prayers, but from public goods, which they call leita, so that leitourgeoh means, I attend to, I administer public goods.
From Apology of the Augsburg Confession by Melanchthon, Philipp
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