the general public

noun

: all the people of an area, country, etc.
The park is open to the general public.

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Radiation exposure to the general public is limited to 100 millirem per year. ABC News, 26 July 2026 This test, which may or may not eventually roll out in some form to the general public, is all in the name of affordability, Xbox says. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 Arriving pre-equipped with stringent, safety-first guardrails designed to block or reroute dangerous requests, it was meant to prevent the general public from accessing its potent capabilities. James Marks, Fortune, 23 July 2026 With the opening of Auster at Dome Mountain, Blank is making one of those properties available to the general public year-round for the first time. Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the general public

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“The general public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20general%20public. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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