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public

[puhb-lik] / ˈpʌb lɪk /




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Katz wrote in an email that the extra expense of around $2,000 per device were “cost prohibitive and detrimental to public safety.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

That closeness between grandson and grandfather became public as part of an extraordinary battle over the leadership of the Pulte patriarch’s company, after he had stepped aside.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The lavish public displays however, have not managed to conceal all the differences between China and North Korea.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Initial public offerings have rocketed so far this year, which is great for SpaceX as it sits on the launchpad for a Friday debut.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

President Buchanan, utterly failing to understand his country’s deep divisions, tried to subdue public opinion by labeling slavery’s expansion “a matter of but little practical importance.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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