unstated
adjective
un·stat·ed
ˌən-ˈstā-təd 
: not directly stated or set forth
a change made for reasons left unstated
unstated motives
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Judging New Delhi too important in the fight against China, the US government has adopted its own unstated policy of avoiding fights with India over human rights and democracy.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 22 May 2024
Both states observed an unstated injunction against any frontal assault on their respective home turfs, which would threaten to turn their simmering conflict into an all-out war that could engulf the broader region.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
But questions about jurisdiction too largely remain unstated.
—Sam Russek, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
In 2017 the Old Vic published the findings of an independent investigation into Mr. Spacey’s tenure that revealed that 20 unnamed people accused him of unstated inappropriate behavior.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 28 July 2023
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 22 May 2024
Both states observed an unstated injunction against any frontal assault on their respective home turfs, which would threaten to turn their simmering conflict into an all-out war that could engulf the broader region.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
But questions about jurisdiction too largely remain unstated.
—Sam Russek, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
In 2017 the Old Vic published the findings of an independent investigation into Mr. Spacey’s tenure that revealed that 20 unnamed people accused him of unstated inappropriate behavior.
—Maya Salam, New York Times, 28 July 2023
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“Unstated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unstated. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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