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decrypt

[dee-kript, dih-] / diˈkrɪpt, dɪ- /


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Users record from the Toosheh satellite TV channel onto a USB stick plugged into their set-top box, which they can then decrypt using a special app installed on their phone or computer.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

In this case, only the camera owner has the key to decrypt the recordings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

It then sends the response back to the VPN server, which encrypts and sends it back to you for your device to decrypt.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

But businesses and governments face a problem right now, as attackers could harvest encrypted information and decrypt it later when they do gain access to suitably powerful devices.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025

Their mission was to decrypt the entire First Folio, and they needed another assistant.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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