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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Columbia said Sunday in a statement that law enforcement must have judicial warrants to enter nonpublic university areas, including campus buildings.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
The senators asked the Office of Government Ethics to probe whether any White House or executive branch officials, to include special government employees, were informed of the announcement in advance and what financial transactions were made by officials with knowledge of nonpublic information.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
The Senate Democrats want a review of any communications between White House and executive branch employees and external parties, such as financial institutions, brokers, dealers, investment advisers or business associates, that may have included nonpublic information.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
The bill would require adoption of rules to maintain cybersecurity of consumers’ nonpublic insurance data.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2025
The senators asked the Office of Government Ethics to probe whether any White House or executive branch officials, to include special government employees, were informed of the announcement in advance and what financial transactions were made by officials with knowledge of nonpublic information.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
The Senate Democrats want a review of any communications between White House and executive branch employees and external parties, such as financial institutions, brokers, dealers, investment advisers or business associates, that may have included nonpublic information.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
The bill would require adoption of rules to maintain cybersecurity of consumers’ nonpublic insurance data.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Nonpublic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpublic. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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