as in confidential
not known or meant to be known by the general populace
school records are regarded as nonpublic information
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Recent Examples of nonpublic
On school sites, SB 48 would stop immigration enforcement from accessing nonpublic areas, questioning students or conducting searches without a court order.
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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Public buildings — from government buildings to libraries and public schools — must also adopt policies preventing immigration enforcement from entering nonpublic areas of buildings without a warrant.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
Using nonpublic information learned at work to trade securities could violate the law.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
Trump has dismissed the notion that an administration official would share nonpublic information about his tariff agenda with Wall Street executives after it was reported that officials gave such a heads up about progress on a deal with India.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
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Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Public buildings — from government buildings to libraries and public schools — must also adopt policies preventing immigration enforcement from entering nonpublic areas of buildings without a warrant.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
Using nonpublic information learned at work to trade securities could violate the law.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
Trump has dismissed the notion that an administration official would share nonpublic information about his tariff agenda with Wall Street executives after it was reported that officials gave such a heads up about progress on a deal with India.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonpublic
Adjective
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Thomas had been a confidential informant for the Elkhart County Drug Task Force for 10 months leading up to his shooting Aug. 19, 1998.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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Both settlement agreements are confidential and prohibit the former Bardstown students from discussing what happened.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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But Bondi and Bongino had a contentious exchange the following day at the White House, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a private conversation.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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Ahead of Carroll’s announcement by Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday, the east London club confirmed they had been bought by a consortium of prominent Qatari private investors.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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“Nonpublic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpublic. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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