redacted
adjective
re·dact·ed
ri-ˈdak-təd 
: edited especially in order to obscure or remove sensitive information
a highly redacted copy of the file
The Pentagon declined to make the … report public, and only when pressed with Freedom of Information Act demands did it disclose parts of the report, some 1,700 pages of documents so heavily redacted as to be nearly incomprehensible.—
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Dehydration was also listed as a significant contributor to Lynch's death, per the redacted document shared by TMZ, following its release on Friday, Feb. 7.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Before the Cold Case Collection Act, information about unsolved cases had to be obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests — a slow process often resulting in significantly redacted documents.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
Even so, the redacted records bring a measure of personal scrutiny that Democrat Ruben Gallego hoped to avoid in the last stages of his Senate race against Republican Kari Lake.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
Authorities released a redacted probable cause affidavit in November 2022.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2024
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: Before the Cold Case Collection Act, information about unsolved cases had to be obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests — a slow process often resulting in significantly redacted documents.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
Even so, the redacted records bring a measure of personal scrutiny that Democrat Ruben Gallego hoped to avoid in the last stages of his Senate race against Republican Kari Lake.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
Authorities released a redacted probable cause affidavit in November 2022.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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