How to Use go public in a Sentence

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  • So what is a business already sitting on this much money going public to get?
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The dating app business, led by Whitney Wolfe Herd, went public in 2021.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 30 June 2026
  • But the day that SpaceX went public, June 12, and the day after, now look like some sort of fantasy that is not going to end this nightmare.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • Also, most of the value creation and return from the best companies being built this generation is made for the investors who are able to invest well before the companies go public.
    — Christian Faes, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The star first went public with her allegations in December 2024, roughly four months after their film premiered in theaters.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • SpaceX went public this month in the largest initial public offering ever, raising $86 billion, with the company now valued at more than $2 trillion.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The media sector has seen a wave of consolidation recently, as legacy players strive for scale, with few companies going public amid the challenging environment.
    — Elsa Ohlen,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 29 June 2026
  • When Axsome went public in 2015, Wall Street was skeptical and the company’s stock puttered along under $10 for years.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The move, which Nasdaq announced following Friday's market close, comes just weeks after the rocket maker went public in a blockbuster IPO on June 12.
    — Hugh Leask,fred Imbert,justina Lee, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • Wilson, who previously dated Batula's close friend Ciara Miller, and Batula, who announced her split from husband Kyle Cooke in January, went public with their relationship in a March 31 social media statement.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • But SpringHill really took off in 2020, two seasons into James’ Lakers term, when The SpringHill Company went public (and the Lakers won the sad COVID-bubble NBA Championship).
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

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