redact
verb (used with object)
was redacting
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past progressiveof redact.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Lord Beamish also said the government was redacting documents "too broadly - particularly in the case of personal information".
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
On 11 March, the government said it was redacting documents to conceal details including people's phone numbers, the identity of junior civil servants, personal data of third parties and legal professional privilege.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
But the ink he used to copy later letters closely matched the ink used to censor previous ones, suggesting it was von Fersen himself who was redacting the letters.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 30, 2021
