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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In total, more than 60 financial entities Warsh holds appear with their underlying contents redacted.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Some of the information is confidential and redacted in the public filing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Other immense sculptures of pages show redacted sections of the document in massive black bars, magnifying the hostility of government censorship as massive obstacles constructed by many small players and devices.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 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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