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public enemy number one

A person, organization, or other object considered to be particularly menacing, harmful, or loathsome.
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The fact is that Reaganomics slowed down the breakneck economy and succeeded in defeating public enemy number one, runaway inflation.

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Submitted on July 10, 2018

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public enemy number oneA person who ranks highest on the federal government's prioritized list of wanted criminal fugitives.
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