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According to Bloomberg Law, a senior official overseeing aviation was forced out of the bureau shortly after the revelations, although Patel’s flight schedule is publicly available.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Tom Homan, the White House border czar, has also spoken publicly about creating a database of people arrested during protests against immigration enforcement operations.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Following her death, one of the men was lynched, and the other two were publicly executed after a swift conviction.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Authorities have publicly identified a man who was killed over the weekend in a hit-and-run crash in San Marcos.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Tom Homan, the White House border czar, has also spoken publicly about creating a database of people arrested during protests against immigration enforcement operations.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Following her death, one of the men was lynched, and the other two were publicly executed after a swift conviction.
—La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Authorities have publicly identified a man who was killed over the weekend in a hit-and-run crash in San Marcos.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicly
openly
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Again, the Dodgers have talked openly about giving him more days off, because everything with this organization centers on October.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Now, even a ceremonial White House dinner has become a tinderbox and fellow Republicans openly acknowledge that Trump’s aim as president is not to unify the country.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Publicly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicly. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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