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Joe Public

noun

  1. slang.
    the general public
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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One worker said: “It's broken, the system. If Joe Public knew, they'd be up in arms. But it's so broken.”

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But Joe Public doesn’t understand what Lombardi did.

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"It was mostly hell on earth. There was a constant pressure but I got to write the songs I wanted to write, got those lyrics out to Joe Public and Joe Public was very nice and appreciated it."

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“The average Joe Public is interpreting what the CDC is saying as ‘This is done.

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The coronavirus doesn’t know or care who it infects but state efforts to prioritize vulnerable groups are causing an inevitable mix of praise, confusion and controversy, as states size up their rollouts and lawmakers and Joe Public debates what’s fair.

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