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Investigators also returned to Nancy’s home on Sunday, but have still not publicly identified any suspects linked to her disappearance just over a week ago.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Though its retail price has still not been publicly disclosed, state documents obtained by The Times show that the Tesla Semi generally sells for around $260,000 for the standard model with 300-mile range and $300,000 for the long-range model with 500-mile range.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Logan Paul publicly opposed his brother, Jake Paul, on Super Bowl Sunday after Jake encouraged his followers on X to turn off their televisions during the Halftime Show in protest of Bad Bunny being the performer.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Lamont has publicly expressed interest in expanding the capacity of one or more pipelines running through New York into Connecticut, often drawing criticism from environmental groups who want to wean the state off of natural gas.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Though its retail price has still not been publicly disclosed, state documents obtained by The Times show that the Tesla Semi generally sells for around $260,000 for the standard model with 300-mile range and $300,000 for the long-range model with 500-mile range.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Logan Paul publicly opposed his brother, Jake Paul, on Super Bowl Sunday after Jake encouraged his followers on X to turn off their televisions during the Halftime Show in protest of Bad Bunny being the performer.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Lamont has publicly expressed interest in expanding the capacity of one or more pipelines running through New York into Connecticut, often drawing criticism from environmental groups who want to wean the state off of natural gas.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for publicly
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The opportunity wasn’t lost on Shula, the rock-solid legend who sat afterward at his locker, openly crying, in a manner that stunned Dolphins personnel.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Online, conservatives have threatened to boycott the Super Bowl and the NFL more broadly, with influential voices like Newsmax host Greg Kelly and Tomi Lahren openly criticizing the league for choosing Bad Bunny as the performer.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Publicly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/publicly. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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