publicly

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Definition of publiclynext
as in openly

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Recent Examples of publicly Outcompeting China also requires publicly funding the basic scientific research that is too speculative to attract private capital. — Craig Garthwaite, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Kennedy has publicly backed wider access to peptides, casting restrictions as unnecessary barriers that may push patients to the grey market. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 How deputies, the Sheriff’s Office and the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office handled the entire affair, before, during and after, was scrutinized publicly and in court proceedings. — Trevor Morgan, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 James had publicly split with the Lakers after eight seasons in late June, and Philadelphia beat out teams such as the Warriors, Heat and his hometown Cavaliers to sign him. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for publicly
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  • The actions mark a sharp break with a US practice of handling bilateral disputes largely behind closed doors, and not openly interfering in Mexican politics.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • An openly gay man in Catholic Italy as well as an old-school romantic, Visconti was cinema’s great poet of impossible loves.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
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