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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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In the 1980s and 1990s, at least 100 companies tended to go public each year, with a peak of 677 companies going public in 1996, according to research by University of Florida professor Jay Ritter.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to stop the decline in the number of companies that go public, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Starlink is a significant part of SpaceX, the Musk company that is expected to go public this year in what could be a record-breaking stock market listing.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Cerebras, which produces a chip called the Wafer-Scale Engine, had planned to go public last year, but canceled its plans in October, shortly after raising around $1 billion in a new funding round.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He decided he needed to go public about the calls and to respond to the charges of selling out.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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