redact

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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

Several criticised what they said was a failure to redact the names of victims as was required by law.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 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 Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)