in the public eye
idiom
: in a position that receives a lot of public notice and attention
The job requires someone who is comfortable being in the public eye.
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Once again, whenever The Baldwins needs to move into and out of a tricky topic like being on trial in the public eye for cultural appropriation, or being on actual legal trial, the series can simply turn back to its baseline premise.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Natalia and the Barnetts remained in the public eye during ongoing legal battles after the parents had Natalia's age legally changed and left her in a rented apartment while the rest of the family moved out of the country.
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Alec Baldwin has lived many lives in the public eye, each stranger than the last.
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The New Democracy government had worked hard to discredit NGOs in the public eye, even attempting to prosecute staffers from organizations that worked with migrants, while creating remarkable administrative hurdles in their work.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Natalia and the Barnetts remained in the public eye during ongoing legal battles after the parents had Natalia's age legally changed and left her in a rented apartment while the rest of the family moved out of the country.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
By Judy Berman February 20, 2025 12:00 PM EST
Alec Baldwin has lived many lives in the public eye, each stranger than the last.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
The New Democracy government had worked hard to discredit NGOs in the public eye, even attempting to prosecute staffers from organizations that worked with migrants, while creating remarkable administrative hurdles in their work.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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“In the public eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20public%20eye. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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