public life
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of public life
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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Yet after what I encountered, personally, from those who bandy about this diagnosis to silence valid criticism, the term seems worth reclaiming, if only to ask a harder question: If there is derangement in our public life, where does it actually reside?
From Salon
Whose identities are treated as unexceptional in public life?
From Slate
My guess is that Ms. Wiles took part because she wanted to be understood, which is almost always a mistake in public life—you’ve got to have a harder, meaner objective than that—and wanted the White House understood, a nobler objective but one that wasn’t going to happen.
The Christmas card also marks another year in Catherine's gradual return to public life, as she continues her recovery from cancer and chemotherapy treatment.
From BBC
As news of their deaths spread, tributes emphasized the Reiners’ shared public life.
From Los Angeles Times
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