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Recent Examples of nonclassified
From weapons development to diplomatic negotiations, and from code-breaking projects to scientific research, the postwar American government produced more classified information than nonclassified information by several orders of magnitude.
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Brian Hochman, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
Another complex question could be the defense’s demand to see classified evidence seized in the case, and the lengthy process for the government to clear versions of such evidence for public release or prepare nonclassified summaries.
—Spencer S. Hsu, David Ovalle, Jacqueline Alemany and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2023
According to government court findings, the FBI recovered more than 300 classified documents and thousands of nonclassified government materials from Mar-a-Lago.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2023
According to government court findings, the FBI recovered more than 300 classified documents and thousands of nonclassified government materials from Mar-a-Lago.
—Tyler Pager, Carol D. Leonnig, Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Jan. 2023
More conflict followed, this time related to the scanning and processing of nonclassified government records that were seized.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2022
Trump’s lawyers would then review the nonclassified documents and decide which should be shielded from criminal investigators because of attorney-client or executive privilege.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
At the time, the press was all too happy to blame Bill Clinton for his wife’s loss when Mr. Comey, for nonclassified consumption, cited Mr. Clinton’s tarmac meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch as the reason for his intervention.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2017
Brian Hochman, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
Another complex question could be the defense’s demand to see classified evidence seized in the case, and the lengthy process for the government to clear versions of such evidence for public release or prepare nonclassified summaries.
—Spencer S. Hsu, David Ovalle, Jacqueline Alemany and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2023
According to government court findings, the FBI recovered more than 300 classified documents and thousands of nonclassified government materials from Mar-a-Lago.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2023
According to government court findings, the FBI recovered more than 300 classified documents and thousands of nonclassified government materials from Mar-a-Lago.
—Tyler Pager, Carol D. Leonnig, Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Jan. 2023
More conflict followed, this time related to the scanning and processing of nonclassified government records that were seized.
—Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2022
Trump’s lawyers would then review the nonclassified documents and decide which should be shielded from criminal investigators because of attorney-client or executive privilege.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
At the time, the press was all too happy to blame Bill Clinton for his wife’s loss when Mr. Comey, for nonclassified consumption, cited Mr. Clinton’s tarmac meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch as the reason for his intervention.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonclassified
unclassified
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But the Pentagon Press Corps has had access to non-secured, unclassified spaces in the Pentagon for decades, under Republican and Democratic administrations, including in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, without any concern about OP-SEC from DoD leadership.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Although large portions of the nuclear weapons budget are ultimately unclassified, a lot of classified details likely go into setting those numbers.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Nonclassified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonclassified. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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