go public

Idioms  

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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go public

"Whether they had sufficient evidence to actually go public, that's what is questionable," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Now Anthropic and OpenAI are expected to go public.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

The platform, which is reportedly preparing to file to go public as soon as this year, has shaken up the tourism industry in China, where domestic travel is booming to record levels.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

SpaceX currently operates at a loss and last year it made $18bn in revenue, according to financial disclosures required for it to go public.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Aunt Gloria and Rashid had decided to go public.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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