public property
noun
: something owned by the city, town, or state
The library books are public property.
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The lawsuit, filed in September 2023 in Sacramento Superior Court, alleged the city was causing a public nuisance by allowing homeless camps on public property.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
The county will use about $11 million in federal funding to build dozens of cell towers on public property to power the network.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Today there are more than 20 tree spirits on the islands, with 10 on public property for tourists to find.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Music rings out the ‘20s Songs from the last year of the Roaring ‘20s are also about to become public property.
—Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
The county will use about $11 million in federal funding to build dozens of cell towers on public property to power the network.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Today there are more than 20 tree spirits on the islands, with 10 on public property for tourists to find.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Music rings out the ‘20s Songs from the last year of the Roaring ‘20s are also about to become public property.
—Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Public property.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20property. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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