How to Use under seal in a Sentence

under seal

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  • Details of the investigation are not public as search warrants remain under seal, FBI officials said.
    Zach Boetto, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • LeVota was indicted July 16, but the indictment remained under seal until it was released following his first court appearance last week.
    Ben Wheeler august 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
  • As is normal in active, high-profile investigations, the federal court docket shows the search warrant was originally filed by DOJ under seal, shielding its contents from public view.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury on July 16 but remained under seal until LeVota’s initial court appearance on Thursday.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath has previously said evidence, including the autopsy report, will remain under seal until the case is presented to a grand jury.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • How the information got out SBI public information officer Chad Flowers declined to answer questions on whether the agents were disciplined and told The Charlotte Observer the transcript should have been under seal and never should have been public.
    Julia Coin august 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026

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