redacted
adjective
re·dact·ed
ri-ˈdak-təd 
: edited especially in order to obscure or remove sensitive information
a highly redacted copy of the file
The Pentagon declined to make the … report public, and only when pressed with Freedom of Information Act demands did it disclose parts of the report, some 1,700 pages of documents so heavily redacted as to be nearly incomprehensible.—
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District spokesperson Alexander Goldberg confirmed that the district received the Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, 2023 complaints, a termination letter and a redacted portion of the investigation report.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
In a redacted video shared with PEOPLE, Taylor appears to be seen entering a private room where an undercover female detective was stationed.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 May 2025
The order still allows the SSA to provide DOGE with access to redacted or anonymized data and records, but only if the DOGE agents have received the necessary training for those systems.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 May 2025
The motions for summary judgement from both sides remained redacted until further notice.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
In a redacted video shared with PEOPLE, Taylor appears to be seen entering a private room where an undercover female detective was stationed.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 May 2025
The order still allows the SSA to provide DOGE with access to redacted or anonymized data and records, but only if the DOGE agents have received the necessary training for those systems.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 May 2025
The motions for summary judgement from both sides remained redacted until further notice.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Redacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redacted. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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