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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Last month, in a stunning show of bipartisanship, Democrats and Republicans in both chambers voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to force the Justice Department to release all of its unclassified files on Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days.
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If true, this reporting raises questions as to the use of unclassified networks to discuss sensitive and classified information, as well as the sharing of such information with those who do not have proper clearance and need to know.
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The unclassified findings by the Defense Department's inspector general were expected to be released later this week, the person said.
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Though researchers understood that the two human remains did not belong to the same species, Burtele Foot remained unclassified until recently, when researchers unearthed more fossils that helped solve the mystery.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025
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Muri Assuncao, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
If true, this reporting raises questions as to the use of unclassified networks to discuss sensitive and classified information, as well as the sharing of such information with those who do not have proper clearance and need to know.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
The unclassified findings by the Defense Department's inspector general were expected to be released later this week, the person said.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2025
Though researchers understood that the two human remains did not belong to the same species, Burtele Foot remained unclassified until recently, when researchers unearthed more fossils that helped solve the mystery.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 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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