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Recent Examples of publicly
The agent who shot the woman has not been publicly identified, and the incident remains under investigation.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
For years, Maryland’s sprawling nonprofit sector has operated behind a veil of secrecy that state leaders praise publicly but struggle to explain under scrutiny.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Officials have not publicly identified the agent involved.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
It’s taken me years to get to this place, emotionally, to even be able to talk about it publicly.
—Becky Quick, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
For years, Maryland’s sprawling nonprofit sector has operated behind a veil of secrecy that state leaders praise publicly but struggle to explain under scrutiny.
—Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Officials have not publicly identified the agent involved.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
It’s taken me years to get to this place, emotionally, to even be able to talk about it publicly.
—Becky Quick, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicly
openly
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While the general grifter is allowed to reinvent themselves, be openly ambitious, and romanticize their crimes, the female grifter—and especially the SGG—is met with significantly less permission and a higher demand for likability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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When people feel safe expressing themselves openly and honestly, trust is strengthened on both sides, and collaboration becomes more productive.—
Britney Porter,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Publicly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicly. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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