in public
idiom
: in a place where one can be seen by many people : in a public place
The former actress is now rarely seen in public.
They were seen kissing in public.
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That’s a dynamic Republicans are wrestling with in public right now, as the GOP’s efforts to purge both critics of Israel and open antisemites from the party risk instead driving its populist wing closer to those positions.
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Wilson said the Phoenix City Council will debate the issue in public meetings, and the city’s drought management plan allows for the creation of a stakeholder group representing different Phoenix communities to guide the city’s policies when dealing with shortages.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In October 2024, the Kremlin had said that Putin had no health problems after he had not been seen in public for two weeks.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
About 60% of top AI scientists currently working in the United States were born abroad, according to the National Foundation for American Policy, a nonpartisan nonprofit involved in public policy research.
—Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Wilson said the Phoenix City Council will debate the issue in public meetings, and the city’s drought management plan allows for the creation of a stakeholder group representing different Phoenix communities to guide the city’s policies when dealing with shortages.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 10 Nov. 2025
In October 2024, the Kremlin had said that Putin had no health problems after he had not been seen in public for two weeks.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
About 60% of top AI scientists currently working in the United States were born abroad, according to the National Foundation for American Policy, a nonpartisan nonprofit involved in public policy research.
—Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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“In public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20public. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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