public figure
Example Sentences
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"This isn't really an accusation, something from more than 30 years ago, but rather a public attack on a public figure," Fabian Fernandez, a 30-year-old accountant, told AFP in Havana.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
During his opening statement, Molo gently reminded the jury that though Musk is a polarizing public figure, he still deserves a fair trial.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
On Thursday, the judge ruled there wasn't sufficient "clear and convincing" evidence that the women made the accusation with "actual malice", as is required when a public figure is suing for defamation in California.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“Being a public figure, I’ve always sold,” explains Wilkinson.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
The “peculiar accomplishment” of Alfred Loomis, it would later be written, was “being a public figure without letting the public in on it.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
