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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

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

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

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

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

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

The appeal redacts their names, indentifying jurors only by their numbers from the trial.

From Seattle Times Sep. 5, 2023

The indictment, which refers to crimes between March 2021 and July 2022, lists five defendants, but redacts the names of four.

From Washington Post Mar. 31, 2023

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

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

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

Numerous victims have said that their names and other sensitive information were not properly redacted in the files and criticized Blanche and the department for failing to investigate Epstein’s potential co-conspirators.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Finger points at AI as famous scientist’s papers mysteriously redacted.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 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

Lord Beamish also said the government was redacting documents "too broadly - particularly in the case of personal information".

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 Carlyle, Thomas




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