: made or done in writing
a written contract/agreement
Applications for property and liability insurance may be either oral or written.—
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The discussion glossed over many of the raw (and funnier) moments featured in the book, which is written both in each author’s individual voices, as well as several co-written passages.
—Zena Tsarfin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi argued that the verbal order did not carry the same weight as a written one.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
Here, though, the drummer Damion Reid joins Lehman, Turner and the bassist Matt Brewer in playing the written material, while stirring in bits of crisp, driving groove, adding a subtle shimmy to Braxton’s staccato lines.
—Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
That same day, between Boasberg's oral and written orders blocking the deportation flights on Saturday, the planes left for Honduras and El Salvador.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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Zena Tsarfin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025
Attorney General Pam Bondi argued that the verbal order did not carry the same weight as a written one.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
Here, though, the drummer Damion Reid joins Lehman, Turner and the bassist Matt Brewer in playing the written material, while stirring in bits of crisp, driving groove, adding a subtle shimmy to Braxton’s staccato lines.
—Hank Shteamer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
That same day, between Boasberg's oral and written orders blocking the deportation flights on Saturday, the planes left for Honduras and El Salvador.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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