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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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.
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Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Further Inland Empire gains were recorded in the construction, hospitality, information technology, professional business services and public sectors, which expanded by a total 3,100 jobs, while miscellaneous unclassified industries added another 400, according to figures.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Within 30 days, the heads of agencies were required to modify any agency guidance or regulations that would bar the sharing of unclassified information.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Congress ordered the report, which spanned classified and unclassified documents and included new interviews, as part of a probe into the history of UFOs, now referred to as unidentified anomalous phenomena.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 25 May 2025
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Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Further Inland Empire gains were recorded in the construction, hospitality, information technology, professional business services and public sectors, which expanded by a total 3,100 jobs, while miscellaneous unclassified industries added another 400, according to figures.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Within 30 days, the heads of agencies were required to modify any agency guidance or regulations that would bar the sharing of unclassified information.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Congress ordered the report, which spanned classified and unclassified documents and included new interviews, as part of a probe into the history of UFOs, now referred to as unidentified anomalous phenomena.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 25 May 2025
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“Unclassified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclassified. Accessed 1 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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