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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Superagent Ari Emanuel’s new memoir, “Roll the Calls,” should have been titled “Rude, Crude and Lewd,” given all the redacted words I’ve noticed in excerpts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The document, partially redacted, suggests that the woman suffered from mental health problems.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
The briefs - many still heavily redacted - were created during both the Clinton and Bush administrations.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Several areas of the report were redacted, including statements from the brothers about what transpired as they called 911.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
She'd seen it in the library book before it was redacted.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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