nonpublic
adjective
non·pub·lic
ˌnän-ˈpə-blik 
: not public
nonpublic areas
nonpublic information
grants for nonpublic schools
Examples of nonpublic in a Sentence
school records are regarded as nonpublic information
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As somebody who has served in ICE and understands the importance of conducting immigration enforcement in as safe and nonpublic way as possible, picking people up from prisons and jails is a huge piece of ICE doing its job well and within reasonable constraints.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 bars members and their families from using nonpublic information to make gains.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Torres’s bill would narrowly focus on government employees, banning anyone from trading on prediction market platforms who has access to material nonpublic information relevant to the contract—or, more broadly, who could reasonably obtain the information.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Immigration agents are generally required to let their internal legal office know ahead of time to make sure there are no legal restrictions, and are supposed to carry out arrests in nonpublic areas whenever possible, coordinate with court security and minimize impact on court operations.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 bars members and their families from using nonpublic information to make gains.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Torres’s bill would narrowly focus on government employees, banning anyone from trading on prediction market platforms who has access to material nonpublic information relevant to the contract—or, more broadly, who could reasonably obtain the information.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Immigration agents are generally required to let their internal legal office know ahead of time to make sure there are no legal restrictions, and are supposed to carry out arrests in nonpublic areas whenever possible, coordinate with court security and minimize impact on court operations.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Nonpublic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpublic. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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