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 …—
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John Markoffcalled also confidentiality agreement, NDA
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The White House has required at least some of the construction workers tasked with demolishing the East Wing to sign nondisclosure agreements barring them from discussing their work, according to sources familiar with the project.
—Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
The officials forbade her from telling others about the nondisclosure agreement itself and made her promise to never pursue legal action.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Separation agreements are usually paired with nondisparagement and nondisclosure agreements, as well as company policies that muzzle most managers from discussing personnel matters with the press, to keep things damped down.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Fewer than one-third track water usage, and, often, data centers sign nondisclosure agreements with local governments on water use.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
The officials forbade her from telling others about the nondisclosure agreement itself and made her promise to never pursue legal action.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Separation agreements are usually paired with nondisparagement and nondisclosure agreements, as well as company policies that muzzle most managers from discussing personnel matters with the press, to keep things damped down.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Fewer than one-third track water usage, and, often, data centers sign nondisclosure agreements with local governments on water use.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Nondisclosure agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondisclosure%20agreement. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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