go public

phrase

: to make a public disclosure

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Thorne, which went public in 2021 before being taken private in 2023, said its revenue exceeded half a billion dollars last year. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 In SpaceX's first quarterly report since going public, the company beat expectations, reporting nearly double the previous year's revenue and narrowing losses, but posted no profit. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 The median age of technology companies going public in recent years has been roughly 12 to 14 years, versus four years at the height of the dot-com boom. — Stephen Richards Evans, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 SpaceX went public in June, but has since traded below its IPO price, with S&P projecting negative free cash flow through 2029 and Moody’s flagging Elon Musk’s concentrated voting power as a governance risk. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go public

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“Go public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20public. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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