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public eye

American  

noun

  1. public attention or notice; limelight.

    a politician who keeps out of the public eye.


Etymology

Origin of public eye

First recorded in 1890–95


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Nahla Aubry, the 18-year-old daughter Berry has kept largely out of the public eye, was among them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Huerta rubbed shoulders with some of America's most influential people over decades in the public eye.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

"Although its a scary prospect, actually a lot of them have ended up in the public eye... these things without a doubt will end end up in a museum at some point."

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Others slipped into the market and out of the public eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Back into the vortex of the public eye.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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