in the public eye

idiom

: in a position that receives a lot of public notice and attention
The job requires someone who is comfortable being in the public eye.

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But community members say Shiloh's new position in the public eye did not bring an end to the regular inundations of water. Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025 Bailey is still navigating life in the public eye. Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 30 Sep. 2025 In 2023, 70 baby seadragons were hatched following what was considered a first-of-its kind egg transfer in the public eye. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025 The ’90s and the 2000s were this period of real dehumanizing, cruel treatment of women in the public eye. Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in the public eye

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“In the public eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20public%20eye. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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