public ownership
Britishnoun
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Others have even floated public ownership of an electric utility to prevent a proposed purchase by the private-equity firm Blackstone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Powers to nationalise the steel industry have been passed, clearing the way for British Steel to be brought under public ownership.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Previous waves in the 1930s, 1940s and 1970s were driven by a desire to preserve employment or a belief in the efficiency of public ownership and government-directed economic planning, Mulder said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Without creating a genuinely level playing field, public ownership risks becoming a holding position rather than restoring competitiveness,” Sawicz says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“Say, boy, what do you think of public ownership? Do you think the government ought to build houses for people to live in?”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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