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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]


Example Sentences

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The IPO comes after a year-long wait for Jio to go public.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

SpaceX won’t be the last mega-IPO fast-tracked for index inclusion; OpenAI and Anthropic have both filed to go public.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Both companies have filed paperwork to go public later this year, however.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Anthropic filed to go public and its valuation is nearly $1 trillion, surpassing its rival OpenAI.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 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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