unclassified
adjective
un·clas·si·fied
ˌən-ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd 
1
: not subject to a security classification
unclassified information
2
: not placed or belonging in a class
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Commercial satellites are much more inexpensive, much more numerous, and completely unclassified.
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The policy, which imposes new limitations on journalists’ access and bars them from soliciting information from the agency that has not been authorized for release, even if it is unclassified, raised warnings from media organizations and the majority of the Pentagon reporters refused to sign it.
—Connor Greene, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Hegseth also shared unclassified video showing the moment of the strike.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Bolton's personal diaries over his 45-year career -- records that are unclassified, shared only with his immediate family, and known to the FBI as far back as 2021.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
The policy, which imposes new limitations on journalists’ access and bars them from soliciting information from the agency that has not been authorized for release, even if it is unclassified, raised warnings from media organizations and the majority of the Pentagon reporters refused to sign it.
—Connor Greene, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Hegseth also shared unclassified video showing the moment of the strike.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Bolton's personal diaries over his 45-year career -- records that are unclassified, shared only with his immediate family, and known to the FBI as far back as 2021.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
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unclassified
adjective
un·clas·si·fied
ˌən-ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd
: not classified
especially
: not requiring special treatment for purposes of security
unclassified documents
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