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unseal

[uhn-seel] / ʌnˈsil /
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It urged legal changes and funding to help municipalities and cities unseal paved surfaces that store heat and to plant vastly more trees.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Washington officials also noticed that Clayton separately didn’t sign his name to an initial filing asking a judge to unseal grand-jury materials related to Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Media organizations successfully petitioned the court to unseal the documents.

From Salon Mar. 12, 2026

In order to unseal the Epstein documents, Congress was waiting for one last signature to put the matter to a vote.

From Slate Nov. 13, 2025

But for the rest, I unseal a test-strip kit.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

His attorney, Stacey Hegge, argued that Sanford should be able to inspect and participate in redacting the affidavits before the circuit court unseals them, to avoid any disclosure of trade secrets.

From Seattle Times Apr. 6, 2023

Justice Department unseals charges against Huawei, Meng and several of the companies’ subsidiaries, alleging not only violation of trade sanctions but also the theft of trade secrets.

From Washington Times Jan. 29, 2019

September 2005: A judge unseals the Philadelphia grand jury report.

From Washington Times Aug. 14, 2018

He pledged Thursday not to release the alleged victims’ names or identifying information if he unseals the records.

From Washington Times Jun. 9, 2016

He shows them the envelope, unseals it with a letter opener, and pulls out five typewritten pages.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

The court records were unsealed this month after ProPublica moved to make them public, with the help of attorneys from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the law firm Shaw Keller.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

When the indictment against the Google employee was unsealed, the company’s chief legal officer, Neal Kumar, posted on X, “Say it with me now—it’s not anonymous.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

She stepped down as mayor hours after the plea agreement was unsealed earlier this month.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

The indictment, unsealed on Tuesday, involves the company's Singapore- and India-based operations.

From BBC May 12, 2026

The note was unsigned, unsealed, and the hand unfamiliar.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Fulton County officials filed a lawsuit demanding their return and District Judge JP Boulee, a Trump nominee, ordered the unsealing on Tuesday of the search warrant affidavit used to justify the seizure.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

Similar unsealing requests, citing the new law, are pending before the two federal judges in New York who presided over the Epstein and Maxwell cases.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for crimes tied to Epstein, opposed unsealing the materials.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2025

In its petition, the DOJ cites the “public’s strong interest” as one reason for unsealing the grand jury transcripts from West Palm Beach in 2005 and 2007.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2025

She had taught him all her lore in herbals and healing, and all she knew of the crafts of finding, binding, mending, unsealing and revealing.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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