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.—
Scott Horton
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Some emails in which Epstein mentioned Trump included the redacted name of a victim, whom the White House and Republicans on the House Oversight Committee identified as Giuffre.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 14 Nov. 2025
Later, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, revealed the redacted identity of the victim mentioned in the e-mails released by Democrats: the late Virginia Giuffre.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2025
In a redacted opinion responding to an April 2019 inquiry, the department said disclosure was not required, as the city’s ethics ordinance only covers relationships that are financial, familial, spousal or domestic partnerships.
—Violet Ikonomova, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department has signaled that more documents will be produced, though victim identities and sensitive evidence will remain redacted.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 14 Nov. 2025
Later, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, revealed the redacted identity of the victim mentioned in the e-mails released by Democrats: the late Virginia Giuffre.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2025
In a redacted opinion responding to an April 2019 inquiry, the department said disclosure was not required, as the city’s ethics ordinance only covers relationships that are financial, familial, spousal or domestic partnerships.
—Violet Ikonomova, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department has signaled that more documents will be produced, though victim identities and sensitive evidence will remain redacted.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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