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Recent Examples of unseal
The Times-Advocate newspaper reported the terms of the settlement Thursday after its attorney, seeking a court order to unseal the file, came across the settlement terms in an unsealed court file.
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
ProPublica was part of a news coalition that sued to unseal the affidavit.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
The court will also hear arguments from a handful of news outlets petitioning to unseal the warrant that allowed the Sheriff’s Office to seize ballots.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The warrant had been sealed until Wednesday, when another Superior Court judge issued an order to unseal it following a request made by the San Francisco Chronicle and other news outlets.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
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Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
ProPublica was part of a news coalition that sued to unseal the affidavit.
—Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026
The court will also hear arguments from a handful of news outlets petitioning to unseal the warrant that allowed the Sheriff’s Office to seize ballots.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The warrant had been sealed until Wednesday, when another Superior Court judge issued an order to unseal it following a request made by the San Francisco Chronicle and other news outlets.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unseal
Verb
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That trust in people — not control from the center — is what unlocks human potential.—
Keith Krach,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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In Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s The Finding of Moses, a dog spies a young girl whose presence unlocks the painting’s meaning.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Throughout the day, anyone can unlatch the box, pick up a trinket and hopefully leave one behind to share.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
4 May 2026
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Well, technically in person: Shelley leaves the door ajar but doesn’t unlatch it, so Aggie has to plead her case through the crack.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.—
Emily Manthei,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Unseal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unseal. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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