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go public

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  1. 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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If it succeeds, DeepSeek could potentially go public ahead of OpenAI and fellow Chinese AI developer Moonshot AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

As Anthropic prepares to go public, Wall Street is grappling with the unprecedented question of how to price the risks associated with artificial-intelligence calamity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

On Wednesday, prosecutors from eight US states also sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, a rival AI lab that could go public next year, for allegedly concealing certain risks and implementing inadequate safeguards.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said in September that his company will not go public this year as it addresses concerns about the technology's safety.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

McGovern, an outspoken war opponent, told Ellsberg he’d be willing to go public with the study.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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