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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The hack roiled Washington and gave Chinese operatives access to the unclassified email accounts of senior US diplomats, including US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, on the eve of a high-profile visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China last June, CNN has reported.
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Krystal Hur, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The Defense Department alone has more than 685 unclassified AI projects, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
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Krystal Hur, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The Defense Department alone has more than 685 unclassified AI projects, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
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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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