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

You're subjected to an unwritten contract, where blind devotion is exchanged for intermittent moments of joy - and large amounts of heartache and pain.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

The unwritten motto of United States Robot and Mechanical Men Corp. was well-known: “No employee makes the same mistake twice. He is fired the first time.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov