unwritten rule
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According to the bosses, this broke an unwritten rule: Nothing emotionally destabilizing should be brought up at the Tuesday meeting, since therapists would see clients right after.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
An unwritten rule has it that the top UN post rotates among the world's main regions, and now it's the turn of Latin America.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
“Our team followed every written and unwritten rule, left no trace, and honored Yosemite’s accepted traditions.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
"It was kind of an unwritten rule not to get too close in case Fifa decided to take away the individual member status," he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2024
It was an unwritten rule that if the fruit was on the ground, it was okay to take—even if it was in someone’s yard.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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