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
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
"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)
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 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
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
If he is applauded, he prospers and redacts; if he is hissed, he goes his ways.'
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
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
Most of the report given to AFP was redacted, citing privacy, national security and confidentiality concerns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Jones gave the update in the House of Commons after the committee of MPs reviewing the documents said some files were being withheld and redacted on new grounds.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
After the city gave Cumming heavily redacted invoices in January, she issued a subpoena for unmarked ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 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
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 Carlyle, Thomas
