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public

[puhb-lik] / ˈpʌb lɪk /




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Both Palwasha and her 11-year-old sister got into difficulty, but the younger girl was pulled to safety by a member of the public.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

"Following Larijani's assassination, Ghalibaf has emerged as the new public face of the Islamic republic's war effort and diplomacy," said Farzan Sabet, a managing researcher at the Geneva Graduate Institute.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Scrap the briefing, and the Fed would have to find another way to answer to the public it serves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Sophie Kemp, head of public law at Kingsley Napley, agrees: "This isn't really a fair contract situation at all. They seem to be the first step in the road to exploiting creators."

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Wouldn’t it be smarter to wait until the morning, when it is bright outside, when it is public?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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