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redact

[ri-dakt] / rɪˈdækt /
VERB
bowdlerize
Synonyms




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While your mother’s bank may decide to redact certain sensitive transaction details, it cannot refuse to disclose all accounting.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

According to a report by the Washington Post, Patel has directed agents in the bureau’s San Francisco office to redact the case files for public release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026

The Justice Department did redact her name as the sender and receiver in most emails, but mistakenly left it in the body of some messages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

Massie has also criticized the DOJ, which he says “has failed to properly redact victims’ information while simultaneously succeeding in avoiding the disclosure of incriminated individuals,” in a statement to Salon.

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2026

"The Rédacteur vill not redact long, hein?" he said presently.

From Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People by Israel Zangwill

Officials have said they would release materials as the department reviews and redacts them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

The report redacts details of the now-deleted post, from 16 November 2023, which the BBC has seen.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025

In Freedom of Information Act requests, the Department of Agriculture redacts anything that could reveal the location of an agricultural operation.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

The report redacts the names of patrons involved, but some details from incident outlined in the document align with the account Keisha Young, 22, previously reported to The Post.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021

If he is applauded, he prospers and redacts; if he is hissed, he goes his ways.'

From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle

She said the documents would be reviewed and in some instances may need to be redacted "for the purposes of avoiding prejudice to national security or international relations".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Superagent Ari Emanuel’s new memoir, “Roll the Calls,” should have been titled “Rude, Crude and Lewd,” given all the redacted words I’ve noticed in excerpts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Gates said he resigned, alleged the Register had relied on fake records, and shared a partially redacted Justice Department letter with The Times purporting to show he had voluntarily left.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The document, partially redacted, suggests that the woman suffered from mental health problems.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

She'd seen it in the library book before it was redacted.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

On 11 March, the government said it was redacting documents to conceal details including people's phone numbers, the identity of junior civil servants, personal data of third parties and legal professional privilege.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

In a statement, Inspector General William M. Blier said his “preliminary objective is to evaluate the DOJ’s processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the Act.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Of those who remain, roughly 1,000 special agents and others are said to be focused on redacting materials related to the Epstein files.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

What they’ve done is all these haphazard redactions, redacting a bunch of things they’re not supposed to redact.

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026

For there is much consulting about it, and redacting of it; Polish Majesty himself very busy.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 by Thomas Carlyle


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