open letter
noun
: a published letter of protest or appeal usually addressed to an individual but intended for the general public
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In an open letter to the company, a citizens' group implored company executives to reconsider their decision to close the factory.
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Although flippant, LuPone’s words only serve to hurt everyone during a turbulent time for the arts in America, the open letter from the theater community said.
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
But Michael Dorff, another signatory to the open letter and a law professor at UCLA who studies public-benefit corporations, explained to me that PBCs aren’t necessarily an effective way to bring about public good.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
On Monday, more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired judges called on Mr. Starmer in an open letter to impose sanctions, saying that Israel was guilty of war crimes and had met the threshold for genocide.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 29 May 2025
In fact, back in 2018, more than 1,100 economists — five of them Nobel laureates — signed an open letter urging the president to abandon his plans.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
But Michael Dorff, another signatory to the open letter and a law professor at UCLA who studies public-benefit corporations, explained to me that PBCs aren’t necessarily an effective way to bring about public good.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
On Monday, more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired judges called on Mr. Starmer in an open letter to impose sanctions, saying that Israel was guilty of war crimes and had met the threshold for genocide.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 29 May 2025
In fact, back in 2018, more than 1,100 economists — five of them Nobel laureates — signed an open letter urging the president to abandon his plans.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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“Open letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20letter. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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