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declassify

[dee-klas-uh-fahy] / diˈklæs əˌfaɪ /
VERB
open to the public
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Wilson wants the board to declassify immediately so all directors are elected annually.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Wilson has also submitted a proposal that calls for the board to immediately declassify, so that all directors are elected annually by shareholders.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025

They later emphasised that Hegseth had the power to classify and declassify the type of details that were shared.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday which he says would declassify federal records surrounding the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025

Look, you know how long it takes to declassify stuff.

From The Flying Saucers are Real by Donald E. (Donald Edward) Keyhoe

The panel also used its ruling to offer a public primer on how the government classifies and declassifies government secrets, and why that process is important.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022

Britain rarely declassifies intelligence in this manner, unlike the United States, though it has done so before on issues involving Russia.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2022

Family members of the victims of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks have called on President Joe Biden to stay away from memorial events unless he declassifies files about the attacks.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2021

On Wednesday, Spain declassified intelligence reports that had warned of potential "mass entries" by migrants into Ceuta just before the incident happened.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The revelations emerged in documents declassified by the Spanish government amid accusations it failed to give the full story of the migrant influx.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

But this time around, it’s not about the declassified information, or even the aliens themselves; it’s about our collective reaction to a global reckoning.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, earlier this spring, the U.S. government declassified another batch of UFO files and the response was roughly equivalent to a collective shrug.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

As more documents become declassified over the coming years, I will be freer to speak openly about my role during that dark period in our history.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

The Pentagon has been working on declassifying documents related to UFOs for years, and Congress created an office in 2022 for that purpose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Wilson proposed declassifying the board for annual elections and a Brand Product Committee, the latter of which was rejected.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

The order set a 15-day deadline for Cabinet agencies to report a plan for declassifying documents related to President Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas in November 1963.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2025

"They keep declassifying things and more seems to bubble up. It's remarkable."

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024

“There’s not a good process for declassifying them,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023


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