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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He's now put classified information an unclassified chain, and he's put on our nation's national security at risk.
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Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
He's now put classified information an unclassified chain, and he's put on our nation's national security at risk.
—CBS News, 4 May 2025
The Atlantic responded by publishing the entire text thread, prompting retired and current military officers to question how that information could be considered unclassified.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Stranger still is the fact that the STP-H10 experiments are unclassified.
—Abigail Bassett, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Unclassified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclassified. Accessed 18 May. 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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