redacted
Americanadjective
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(of a document) with confidential or sensitive information removed or hidden.
If a court decision contains protected information, it may not be released immediately due to the need to prepare a redacted version.
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(of text, images, or information) removed, obscured, or hidden from view.
Under this ruling, state agencies must provide an explanation for not disclosing redacted information.
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edited or compiled, as from multiple sources.
This text is believed to be a redacted and bowdlerized edition of the Babylonian Talmud.
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Bochsler also worries the files will be heavily redacted.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
In total, more than 60 financial entities Warsh holds appear with their underlying contents redacted.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
She displayed images of the U.S. indictment, questioning evidence such as photographs of a redacted handwritten ledger showing payments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The name of the individual who received the letter was redacted.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
She'd seen it in the library book before it was redacted.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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