unstated

Example Sentences

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Rather, the challenge is determining which motives, stated or unstated, most mattered.

From New York Times

Since President Richard Nixon’s opening to China in 1972, U.S. policy has been shaped by a unstated conviction that engagement with western capitalism would inevitably change China.

From Washington Post

But what went unstated were the deep tensions that run through the unlikely group of 21 nations and territories that include the U.S.,

From Seattle Times

It’s unstated but also surely true that regulatory pressure and public pressure from companies like Spotify have factored in to Google’s decision.

From The Verge

But, when a 10-year projection is made, it will come with an unstated caveat: New federal programs in general have a history of overestimating associated revenue and underestimating costs.

From Washington Post