go public
Become a publicly held company, that is, issue ownership shares in the form of stock. For example, As soon as the company grows a little bigger and begins to show a profit, we intend to go public. [Mid-1900s]
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How to use go public in a sentence
As Chiara de Blasio and Zac Efron go public with their struggles, why are we so close-minded about drug addiction?
No one would meet with us and we kept getting rebuffed, so we decided to go public with it.
Gagging the Corps: A Marine Commandant’s War on Newsprint | David Abrams | February 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut he did not go public this strongly with these concerns until Tuesday.
Congressman: Obama's Drone War Rules Let Terrorists Go Free | Eli Lake | February 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSeriously, Vladimir, the Sochi Games would be the perfect place to go public.
Up to a Point: 2013 in Review and Predictions for 2014 | P. J. O’Rourke | January 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe German media learned of the find before the authorities were ready to go public with it.
Nazi Art Hoard Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Lost Art | Noah Charney | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
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