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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

As part of his ruling, Boasberg also granted the central bank’s request to unseal the proceedings related to the Fed’s effort to quash the subpoenas targeting its chair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Florida and New York judges had previously refused to unseal grand jury materials related to Epstein, citing federal rules that require grand jury processes to be secret.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

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

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

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

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

Two weeks ago, Mendonca unsealed a police report linked to the Vorcaro investigation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

When court documents were unsealed last month it also emerged books were being destroyed in the process of training Anthropic's AI chatbot, Claude.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Among those charged in the newly unsealed indictment is Cameron Lockett, 23, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

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

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

In his order unsealing the note on Wednesday, Judge Karas concluded that the note "is subject to the presumption of public access".

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

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

Its motion also asks for the unsealing of a law enforcement agent’s sworn statement that was presented to the judge who approved the search warrant, the county chairman, Robb Pitts, said Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

Federal judges in New York and Florida have already started authorizing the unsealing of grand jury transcripts and exhibits under the new statute, including in Maxwell’s 2021 case.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 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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