public enemy
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He wants to leave everything to me, but not tell his children, which would make me public enemy No. 1.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Along the way, Norman’s role in the saga made him golf’s public enemy No. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
There are more than 1,400 pests and diseases on the government's plant health risk register, but Ips has been labelled "public enemy number one".
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
Since the “Reputation” era, Swift has made martyrdom into a billion-dollar industry, a smart move further aided by her public enemy, Scooter Braun, purchasing her master recordings in 2019.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025
One of those dots is the mother of public enemy number one, I think when I hear a faint wailing behind me.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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