quasi-public
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Nearly 60% of New York City’s population is covered by Medicaid or the state’s quasi-public ObamaCare option.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Critics declared Colorado's new quasi-public option a failure this fall, before it was even available for purchase on the state's Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2022
White House aides said later they were taken aback less by the sentiment — they knew it was how Biden felt — as by his decision to voice it in a quasi-public setting.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2022
A quasi-public agency, PSAM, oversaw planning, the start of some major works and connection of 131,000 homes to the network, according to progress reports on the IDB’s website.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021
The assumption is so general that the State invariably stands behind the private detective that few seem to question it, and even the courts frequently recognize them as quasi-public officials.
From Violence and the Labor Movement by Hunter, Robert
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