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Examples of publicly in a Sentence
She very publicly acknowledged her mistake.
The information is publicly available.
The policies have been publicly approved.
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As of Monday, no suspect has been publicly identified and no arrest has been made.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
This news organization’s investigative reporting on the tragedy publicly revealed the fissures in the county’s children protection system that Williams, Little and Wright already knew about.
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
Prosecutors have not even publicly named the victims; The Times identified them through public records and law enforcement sources.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Musk has publicly defended Tesla's safety record too.
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Joel Rose, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Publicly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/publicly. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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