open letter
noun
: a published letter of protest or appeal usually addressed to an individual but intended for the general public
Examples of open letter in a Sentence
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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The Friday announcement came as locals increasingly made the case for supporting the city’s art scene in good times, as in bad, and was followed by an open letter from the Gallery Association Los Angeles (GALA) calling for solidarity in the art world, reports Harrison Jacobs for ARTnews.
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 21 Jan. 2025
This is an open letter to Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong.
—Victor Edwards, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
The group on Monday also published an open letter signed by people endorsing the project, including Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, actor Mark Ruffalo and Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Yet his 19th century call for pausing mechanical progress bears a striking resemblance to recent open letters and policy proposals about AI safety.
—Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 21 Jan. 2025
This is an open letter to Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong.
—Victor Edwards, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
The group on Monday also published an open letter signed by people endorsing the project, including Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, actor Mark Ruffalo and Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Yet his 19th century call for pausing mechanical progress bears a striking resemblance to recent open letters and policy proposals about AI safety.
—Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Open letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20letter. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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