redact
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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
Griffin also confirmed that the large bundle of documents released last month had been temporarily removed from the government website "to redact some additional information".
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 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
"Abridge, redact," he exclaims towards the end, but there was no abridgment and no redaction.
From The Life of Froude by Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield) Paul
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 statement of material facts redacts the names of the emails’ authors but indicates that they left the company in 2020.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
Which duty done, D'Orleans returns in from the gate; redacts his Protest, in the face of an applauding Parlement, an applauding France; and so—has cut his Court-moorings, shall we say?
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
Several areas of the report were redacted, including statements from the brothers about what transpired as they called 911.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
A second draft of the letter, dated March 4, contained altered language providing that the voter information would be “transferred” to HSI, with one exception: Voters’ party affiliation would be redacted, if possible, it said.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The documents are heavily redacted and contain a mix of raw reporting, internal discussions, technical assessments and law-enforcement records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Most of the report given to AFP was redacted, citing privacy, national security and confidentiality concerns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
She'd seen it in the library book before it was redacted.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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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
After Congress passed a law forcing their release, Bondi presided over that release — amid criticisms she was slow-walking it, withholding certain records and overly redacting others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2026
The law prohibits the department from withholding or redacting files because they could be embarrassing to public figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 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
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