unseal

Example Sentences

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Media organizations successfully petitioned the court to unseal the documents.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

It also seeks to unseal the FBI's affidavit used to obtain the warrant from a federal magistrate judge.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The lawsuit’s particulars had been confidential until last week, when the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, an anti-monopoly advocacy group, won its motion to unseal much of the redacted portions of the complaint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

US District Judge Rodney Smith granted the government's expedited motion to unseal the typically secret grand jury transcripts and modify a protective order that previously barred the release of the materials.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

First he needed to unseal with the wheel, then he needed to yank the handle.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi