go public

phrase

: to make a public disclosure

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The actors revealed their engagement in July 2024, nearly two years after going public with their relationship. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Lucid, once viewed as a potential rival to Tesla, was founded by a former Tesla engineer and went public via a SPAC deal in 2021, valuing the company at $24 billion. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Anthropic, which is valued at close to $1 trillion and has aspirations of going public in the near future, said stopping illicit distillation was a matter of national security. — Kif Leswing,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 25 July 2026 Briley, a student-athlete at Monroe High School in Michigan, said her father absorbed most of the abuse after the family went public. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for go public

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“Go public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20public. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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