as in oral
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing
an unwritten contract may not be enforceable
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The audit also found incomplete and inaccurate contract information and unwritten policies led to work inefficiencies and staff errors.
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Kate Murphy, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
Pathologizing others tends to be a way of enforcing unwritten social codes.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024
Perspective The unwritten rules of today’s teen group texts
What age is too old to trick-or-treat?
—Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
His breakneck ascendancy in the 1960s violates every unwritten rule about fame, fortune and success.
—Travis Andrews, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Kate Murphy, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
Pathologizing others tends to be a way of enforcing unwritten social codes.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024
Perspective The unwritten rules of today’s teen group texts
What age is too old to trick-or-treat?
—Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
His breakneck ascendancy in the 1960s violates every unwritten rule about fame, fortune and success.
—Travis Andrews, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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“Unwritten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwritten. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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