in public
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He has not been seen in public since he was reportedly injured in last month's air strikes that killed his father, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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You’d recite or sing a song or work an arithmetic problem on the board – anything to show how you could speak up in public.
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A similar initiative called the National Quantum Technologies Programme launched more than a decade ago and since has been backed by more than €1 billion in public funding.
From Barron's
Showing strength in public and struggling in private.
From BBC
The system relies not only on street cameras but also on cameras in public buildings -- including health centers -- and private buildings that agree to participate.
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