unwritten

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But if the fighting in Iran stretches into a second month, heightening financial pressure on U.S. workers, the written and unwritten rules about office attendance could get put to the test.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“Smoglandia” is a great California yarn, and one with the ending still unwritten.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The High North has long been shielded by the concept of "Arctic exceptionalism" -- the notion that the region had its own set of unwritten rules of cooperation which were immune to geopolitical rivalries.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Close friends dining across the room from each other might exchange a wave or a quick handshake, but unsolicited business pitches go against the restaurant’s unwritten code of conduct, members say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

In this respect the 2 + 1 triplet has become as habitual to post-jazz popular song as the unwritten notes inegales were to the dance music of Lully and Rameau.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall