common good
noun
: the public good : the advantage of everyone
The organization works for the common good.
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Faculty need to come out of the labs and classrooms and show up strong and loud in the public square---writing for general audiences, appearing on podcasts, and demonstrating how their expertise contributes to the common good.
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Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
But libraries were established for the purpose of circulating freely books for the common good, not books designed for some special interests such as those professing woke-ism or those pushing the LGBT agenda, books which poison the mind and preach hatred.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Participants learn to design strategies for creating ethical, sustainable enterprises and build a workplace culture prioritizing high performance and the common good.
—Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Over the past 60 years, dialogue turned to action for the common good and the sake of deep and trusting friendship between Jewish and Catholic communities.
—Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
But libraries were established for the purpose of circulating freely books for the common good, not books designed for some special interests such as those professing woke-ism or those pushing the LGBT agenda, books which poison the mind and preach hatred.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Participants learn to design strategies for creating ethical, sustainable enterprises and build a workplace culture prioritizing high performance and the common good.
—Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
Over the past 60 years, dialogue turned to action for the common good and the sake of deep and trusting friendship between Jewish and Catholic communities.
—Joshua Stanton, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for common good
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“Common good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20good. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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