: made or done in writing
a written contract/agreement
Applications for property and liability insurance may be either oral or written.—
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This material is not to be reproduced or redistributed absent the written consent of Fairlead Strategies.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2025
Given the lack of evidence of an actual problem the coordinated spending limits are intended to prevent, the GOP said in a written brief, a ruling striking down only those limits would suffice.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
When Mattel released the Hello Barbie in 2015 with a microphone, WiFi connection and pre-written responses, concerns arose that the toy was hackable, and that the doll remembered conversations and brought them up days later.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Planes with 100 detainees were in transit on March 15 and 16 when Judge Boasberg issued both an oral and written directive requiring the flights to be turned back and the detainees be kept in U.S. custody.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2025
Given the lack of evidence of an actual problem the coordinated spending limits are intended to prevent, the GOP said in a written brief, a ruling striking down only those limits would suffice.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
When Mattel released the Hello Barbie in 2015 with a microphone, WiFi connection and pre-written responses, concerns arose that the toy was hackable, and that the doll remembered conversations and brought them up days later.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Planes with 100 detainees were in transit on March 15 and 16 when Judge Boasberg issued both an oral and written directive requiring the flights to be turned back and the detainees be kept in U.S. custody.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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