Attention or notice from the public, especially through newspapers, TV, or online media, often used to promote something.
From French *publicité*, meaning 'the condition of being public' or 'advertising'. It is based on Latin *publicus* ('of the people') with a suffix turning it into a state or quality.
Publicity is like a spotlight: it doesn’t care if what it shines on is good or bad, it just makes it visible. Companies pay for good publicity, but scandals create their own, often for free.
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