public recognition

Example Sentences

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The Kennedy Center Honors is a worthy program, with public recognition of artistic achievements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

But it doesn’t take much to detect the pride he has in his son, whose work may not reliably pay the bills but has brought public recognition and a sense of redeeming purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Section 2 enforcement by the Department of Justice has long represented both a national commitment to racially inclusive democracy and a public recognition that this promise remains unfulfilled.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

“It’s ridiculous,” she said of the way public recognition changed during that time.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

She did not tell anyone about it because it would have been a public recognition of her uselessness.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez