nondisclosure agreement
noun
: an agreement in which a person (such as an employee) agrees to keep information (such as a trade secret) confidential
… declined to name the victim companies, citing nondisclosure agreements it signed …—
John Markoff
John Markoffcalled also confidentiality agreement, NDA
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In four of them, including Beaver Dam, local government officials kept the massive projects under wraps through confidential nondisclosure agreements, a Wisconsin Watch investigation has found.
—Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Beyond this, Imagineers also have to sign nondisclosure agreements as a precaution to keep sensitive projects concealed.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Shortly after state legislators announced the nearly $4 billion plan to get the Chiefs across state lines, Olathe Chamber of Commerce CEO, Tim McKee, said that the city had been working under a nondisclosure agreement for nearly two years to secure the facility in those cities.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Markey had requested that SpaceX release Isaacman from a nondisclosure agreement that prevented him from directly providing senators with the information.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Beyond this, Imagineers also have to sign nondisclosure agreements as a precaution to keep sensitive projects concealed.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Shortly after state legislators announced the nearly $4 billion plan to get the Chiefs across state lines, Olathe Chamber of Commerce CEO, Tim McKee, said that the city had been working under a nondisclosure agreement for nearly two years to secure the facility in those cities.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Markey had requested that SpaceX release Isaacman from a nondisclosure agreement that prevented him from directly providing senators with the information.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Nondisclosure agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondisclosure%20agreement. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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