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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

Donald Trump said he would order his administration to declassify secret government records related to the 1937 disappearance of the US aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.

From BBC Sep. 27, 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

Certainly they still have it classified; staff-brass'd rather lose an eye than declassify anything.

From Graveyard of Dreams by Piper, H. Beam

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

The White House last week declassified a Federal Bureau of Investigation intelligence report from August 2020 that was based on a “collaborative source.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 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

"This is important for political reasons," Kennedy said in a declassified 1962 recorded White House conversation with Nasa administrator James Webb.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

Williams didn’t speak about the details of the encounter — even with family members — until records about the dogfight were declassified in 2002.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

Before I start with the declassified math exam, I check if Amu has sent answers to my questions.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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

For these reasons, experts who spoke to Salon said they support Schumer’s call for declassifying UFO documents, although they urged the public to temper their expectations.

From Salon Jan. 25, 2025

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

From BBC Feb. 5, 2024

The request comes as lawmakers in the upper and lower chambers warm to the idea of declassifying government documents related to unidentified anomalous phenomenon, or UAPs, more commonly called UFOs.

From Washington Times Aug. 1, 2023

He also said he had no recollection, as Patel has asserted, of Trump broadly or unilaterally declassifying sets of information, the person said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 4, 2022



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