- past tense form of declassify.
- past participle of declassify.
declassified
Example Sentences
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One heavily redacted document, external - marked "declassified" - mentions the PRC and "likely leaked, compromised data".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Mr. Friedman relies on unpublished letters, out-of-print memoirs and declassified files to craft his narrative of the operation, a joint initiative between British intelligence and the Jewish Agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 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
That is true, and it’s the best 10 seconds of this documentary, but viewers won’t know what to make of it without the declassified evidence.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
He explained that the documents had been declassified.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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