as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
an unwritten contract may not be enforceable
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Recent Examples of unwritten
Such new, unwritten rules and thresholds push already fraught relations up the escalation ladder, creating uncertainty and fear that should cause leaders to exercise greater restraint.
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Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
What is certain is that there are new unwritten rules of engagement between Hezbollah and Israel.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
By the time Putin returned to formal power in the Kremlin in 2012, the country’s unwritten pact—whereby citizens stayed out of the state’s business and the state largely left them alone to live increasingly middle-class lives—was no longer tenable.
—Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
The audit also found incomplete and inaccurate contract information and unwritten policies led to work inefficiencies and staff errors.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
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Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
What is certain is that there are new unwritten rules of engagement between Hezbollah and Israel.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 22 Sep. 2024
By the time Putin returned to formal power in the Kremlin in 2012, the country’s unwritten pact—whereby citizens stayed out of the state’s business and the state largely left them alone to live increasingly middle-class lives—was no longer tenable.
—Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
The audit also found incomplete and inaccurate contract information and unwritten policies led to work inefficiencies and staff errors.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwritten
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Surgeons commonly do the procedure with patients awake, using local anesthesia (numbing injections) plus an oral sedative, like Xanax, to quell anxiety.Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Through the Capital Area Dental Foundation, Adamson is also no longer in pain after an oral surgeon was able to remove her wisdom teeth and a dentist was able to provide some other treatments.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
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From March 2020 to December 2021, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the country reported nearly 11,000 hate incidents, including verbal and physical abuse, being coughed at or spat on, and facing discrimination in the workplace.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The city will also host a public meeting to receive verbal comments on the matter on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 4:30 p.m. at the Linda Callon Conference Room in city hall.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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But Monet also injected some of that positive, punchy energy through transitions between chapter breaks with more poetic group shots and visual art with spoken word, stand-up, and speeches by Black women underneath.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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Legendary horror actor Vincent Price performed the spoken word portion of the song.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Unwritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwritten. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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