redacted
adjective
re·dact·ed
ri-ˈdak-təd 
: edited especially in order to obscure or remove sensitive information
a highly redacted copy of the file
The Pentagon declined to make the … report public, and only when pressed with Freedom of Information Act demands did it disclose parts of the report, some 1,700 pages of documents so heavily redacted as to be nearly incomprehensible.—
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Leavitt also indicated that Trump does not know what remains to be released in the Epstein files and that judicial action may be required for the administration to release a redacted version of them.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
Lawrence said releasing a redacted report or summary findings could help balance confidentiality with public accountability.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
More details are expected to come to light when a redacted version of the suit is unsealed, pulling back the curtain a little on one of the toughest break ups in corporate fashion.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
The documents, some redacted, show how the CIA responded to his killing and detailed RFK's trip to the Soviet Union, among other vignettes about his life and the broader social and political context of the time.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2025
Lawrence said releasing a redacted report or summary findings could help balance confidentiality with public accountability.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
More details are expected to come to light when a redacted version of the suit is unsealed, pulling back the curtain a little on one of the toughest break ups in corporate fashion.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
The documents, some redacted, show how the CIA responded to his killing and detailed RFK's trip to the Soviet Union, among other vignettes about his life and the broader social and political context of the time.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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