in public

Example Sentences

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In October, the FBI issued a memo urging agents to show their identification when they are out in public, after a string of incidents that included masked criminals posing as immigration agents.

From Los Angeles Times

The case highlights the complex balance in public universities between protecting students’ right to express beliefs and maintaining rigorous academic standards, particularly when assignments require scientific reasoning.

From Salon

But the skepticism is notable for what it says about the difficulty in building trust in public institutions after so many decades of malfeasance and mismanagement.

From The Wall Street Journal

Undocumented migrants can access health services in Chile, and enroll their children in public schools.

From Barron's

These photographs in the Nursey album are now back in public circulation.

From BBC