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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The sales helped spark a scandal, however, when Covid-19 tanked the stock market, leading to suggestions that Loeffler traded on nonpublic information gleaned from her position in the Senate.
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Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Their entire job is to dig up and collect nonpublic data.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
Of the 293 new Illinois laws taking effect in the new year, one prohibits corporal punishment in nonpublic elementary and secondary schools.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
In their filing Friday, prosecutors argued that releasing a version of the brief that removes the names of witnesses other than Vice President Mike Pence -- and also redacts nonpublic information sources -- would respect the court's orders and serve the public's interest in the case.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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Dan Alexander, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Their entire job is to dig up and collect nonpublic data.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
Of the 293 new Illinois laws taking effect in the new year, one prohibits corporal punishment in nonpublic elementary and secondary schools.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
In their filing Friday, prosecutors argued that releasing a version of the brief that removes the names of witnesses other than Vice President Mike Pence -- and also redacts nonpublic information sources -- would respect the court's orders and serve the public's interest in the case.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Nonpublic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpublic. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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