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public

[puhb-lik] / ˈpʌb lɪk /




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“Am I excited for OpenAI to be a public company? In some ways I am, and in some ways I think it’d be really annoying.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Altman envisioned Simo taking on a large role running OpenAI as a public company, including overseeing quarterly earnings calls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Landmark legislation was passed by parliament in 2019, prohibiting discrimination against disabled people and guaranteeing them access to public services.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Then picture adding sugar cane soles, calling them eco-friendly sneakers, becoming a Silicon Valley status symbol, and going public in 2021 with a market value that briefly topped $4 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

He didn’t move or go to public school after all, but it was too much of the same stuff all the time, and I just didn't want to hear it.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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