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going public

NOUN
initial public offering
Synonyms
WEAK


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Oura, which makes those $350-plus health-tracking rings that sync with your smartphone, is going public this week and the IPO is 300% oversubscribed, according to Bloomberg.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

But one day, a person he calls “the brigadier,” who communicates through a device implanted in Cramer’s brain, reached out to tell him that the space Marines would support him going public.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

At On Holding, there are no plans to slash price tags even after its weakest retail sales since going public in 2021 forced the company to soften its sales outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

SpaceX, which absorbed Musk's AI startup xAI before going public, made its listing a partial AI bet, too.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

I wanted to be methodical in putting together a larger plan, waiting until I had full confidence in what I was presenting before going public with any of it.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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