the general public
noun
: all the people of an area, country, etc.
The park is open to the general public.
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The risk posed by bird flu to the general public is currently low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Kelly Roskam, director of law and policy at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, said in a statement that research has shown that armed domestic abusers are not just a threat to their significant other but to the general public.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 June 2024
Tickets for Chase Center show and other non-Outside Lands tour dates go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. June 28, ticketmaster.com.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Presale tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. local time before going on sale to the general public on June 28.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
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Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Kelly Roskam, director of law and policy at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, said in a statement that research has shown that armed domestic abusers are not just a threat to their significant other but to the general public.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 June 2024
Tickets for Chase Center show and other non-Outside Lands tour dates go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. June 28, ticketmaster.com.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Presale tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. local time before going on sale to the general public on June 28.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
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“The general public.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20general%20public. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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