unclassified
adjective
un·clas·si·fied
ˌən-ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd 
1
: not subject to a security classification
unclassified information
2
: not placed or belonging in a class
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Proposals range from releasing all unclassified records to appointing a special counsel and holding congressional hearings that could include testimony from Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
It was revealed in March that Waltz added The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a private text chain on an unclassified messaging app that was used to discuss planning for strikes on Houthi militants in Yemen.
—Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
Since fiscal year 2000, total revenue for SpaceX and Tesla from federal unclassified contracts sits at $22.5 billion, according to Bloomberg Government data — with most of those going to the former.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 July 2025
In March, a number of Trump’s cabinet officials used Signal, an unclassified commercial mobile app, to share and discuss classified details about an imminent U.S. strike on Houthi militants in Yemen.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
It was revealed in March that Waltz added The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a private text chain on an unclassified messaging app that was used to discuss planning for strikes on Houthi militants in Yemen.
—Farnoush Amiri, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
Since fiscal year 2000, total revenue for SpaceX and Tesla from federal unclassified contracts sits at $22.5 billion, according to Bloomberg Government data — with most of those going to the former.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 July 2025
In March, a number of Trump’s cabinet officials used Signal, an unclassified commercial mobile app, to share and discuss classified details about an imminent U.S. strike on Houthi militants in Yemen.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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“Unclassified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclassified. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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unclassified
adjective
un·clas·si·fied
ˌən-ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd
: not classified
especially
: not requiring special treatment for purposes of security
unclassified documents
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