let it be known
idiom
formal
: to tell people (something)
He let it be known that he intends to run for mayor.
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An overhang on the stock Buffett, who’s typically a passive investor, let it be known that his successor Greg Abel had expressed concerns about the breakup deal to Kraft Heinz a week ago, which didn’t make a difference even coming from its largest shareholder.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Thurmond let it be known to Jones that an integrated tournament could not be permitted.
—Chris Lamb, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
In the intervening days, Trump had dispatched his all-purpose envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Israel, prepared a new round of sanctions on the Palestinian Authority, and let it be known that recognizing Palestine was equivalent to giving Hamas a victory.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 31 July 2025
Trump figured this out earlier this month, or let it be known then anyway, as the July 9 deadline loomed.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
Thurmond let it be known to Jones that an integrated tournament could not be permitted.
—Chris Lamb, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
In the intervening days, Trump had dispatched his all-purpose envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Israel, prepared a new round of sanctions on the Palestinian Authority, and let it be known that recognizing Palestine was equivalent to giving Hamas a victory.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 31 July 2025
Trump figured this out earlier this month, or let it be known then anyway, as the July 9 deadline loomed.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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“Let it be known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20it%20be%20known. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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