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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Chinese Hack: One of China’s intelligence agencies hacked the U.S. Treasury Department, gaining access to the workstations of government employees and unclassified documents, the Biden administration said.
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Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
In an unclassified document from 2010, Department of Homeland Security officials warned that vehicle-ramming allows terrorists who lack access to or expertise in explosives or other weapons an opportunity to carry out an attack.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
The interim unclassified 10-page report is the latest in the saga over a series of reports made by State Department and intelligence agents abroad, first reporting symptoms in Havana, Cuba, that range from vertigo to head and ear pressure to nausea and cognitive difficulties.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Breaking this law is considered to be an unclassified misdemeanor.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
In an unclassified document from 2010, Department of Homeland Security officials warned that vehicle-ramming allows terrorists who lack access to or expertise in explosives or other weapons an opportunity to carry out an attack.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
The interim unclassified 10-page report is the latest in the saga over a series of reports made by State Department and intelligence agents abroad, first reporting symptoms in Havana, Cuba, that range from vertigo to head and ear pressure to nausea and cognitive difficulties.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Breaking this law is considered to be an unclassified misdemeanor.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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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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