initial public offering

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: the first sale of a company's stock to the public

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Africa’s largest initial public offering is set to take a more pan-African shape with the Dangote Refinery’s push to extend the sale of its shares to Egypt. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Shares of the South Korean memory giant closed yesterday back under their $149 July initial public offering price. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The two biggest names in the pipeline for an initial public offering of stock are Anthropic and OpenAI. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026 In 2020, the company completed its initial public offering, at a time when there was high demand for pools because of the COVID-19 pandemic. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for initial public offering

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