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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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Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and others were named as the lead bookrunners in Oura’s recent filing to go public.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

PlusAI plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal valuing the ‌autonomous trucking software developer at about $800 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Fast-fashion giant Shein is set to make its highly anticipated stock market debut on Tuesday as it lists in Hong Kong after a years-long quest to go public.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Both OpenAI and Anthropic have confidentially filed to go public, with the latter expected to make its S-1 filing public as soon as September.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

As Netscape began to grow, they reached out to Barksdale for guidance and insight into how best to go public.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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