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
“Being a public figure, I’ve always sold,” explains Wilkinson.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
He apologised after later returning, saying he had "been too blunt and extreme in my remarks, which hurt many people and made me neglect the responsibilities of being a public figure".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
But there was a more recent author and public figure whose work spoke to the core of a new set of issues I was struggling with: the Bronx’s own Colin Powell.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
