public
adjective
of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole.
nonpublic
-
a word derived from
public.
Example Sentences
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The agent gained access to both public and nonpublic files in the country’s public facing healthcare-statistics portal, which reports information such as spending, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The judge has repeatedly reprimanded Laura Overdeck’s lawyer for citing nonpublic figures in court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
This is not the first time the use of nonpublic price data in algorithmic software has been the target of legal action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
In a statement, MPCi said that Su “has not received any nonpublic information of SpaceX.”
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
The third category, nonpublic fora, consists of all remaining public property.
From Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania
