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The debate about the appropriateness of wearing balaclavas in public places goes wider than e-bikes, encompassing anti-social behaviour, crime and some anti-immigration protests.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Appearing in public for the final time in 1947, the year of Churchill’s cutting comment, Baldwin noticed an animated throng reacting to his arrival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
With renovations now set to cost around 2.4 billion euros, university president Fatma Deniz blamed "decades of delayed investment and budget cuts in public infrastructure".
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Of inflation, in public, with a paper trail.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Has your mother taught you no shame—embracing in public? Who are you anyway?”
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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