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public figure

[puhb-lik fig-yer] / ˈpʌb lɪk ˈfɪg yər /




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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

The crown princess is far from the only public figure in Norway to be caught up in the Epstein files.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The “peculiar accomplishment” of Alfred Loomis, it would later be written, was “being a public figure without letting the public in on it.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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