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redaction

[ri-dak-shuhn] / rɪˈdæk ʃən /




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The Justice Department has said only a fraction of the released files had redaction errors and it is fixing any mistakes when notified by victims or their attorneys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

At the hearing, Bondi faced sharp criticism over the Justice Department’s Epstein investigation — specifically over redaction errors in the release millions of case files last month.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The survivors appeared with black redaction marks over their mouths, addressed the camera directly and each said "we're standing together".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

While the sender of the email is redacted in the published file, the black redaction box does not completely cover his email address in one reference on the chain.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

When they find an incident like the healing of Malchus's ear omitted in the earlier, and inserted in the later redaction of a common original, they cannot but recognize the probability of traditional amplification.

From Philosophy and Religion Six Lectures Delivered at Cambridge by Rashdall, Hastings




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