decipher
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It means that some of parts of the document release are hard to decipher, with key passages within messages, or entire exchanges, redacted.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
"Gaia is delivering on its promise: by combining its data with ground-based spectroscopy and galaxy simulations, it allows us to decipher the formation history of our Galaxy."
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
"It's hard to decipher what's real and what's not, what's true and what's not true -- people arguing over the exact same video and saying 'this happened, no, that happened.'"
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
Carmel-by-the-Sea has long had its own dispatch center, with workers trained to decipher people’s descriptions of where they live, former Police Chief Paul Tomasi told The Times in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
One May afternoon, I sat near a window at the west end of the queen’s gallery, trying to decipher the tortured wit of his latest letter.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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