carte blanche

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Recent Examples of carte blanche The near carte blanche access Musk had in our government with his initial team of kiddie corp. Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025 Something to remember as the current administration continues to give carte blanche to big tech companies. Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 10 June 2025 By allowing Domino’s into school cafeterias, the government also is essentially giving the company carte blanche to advertise its pizza. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025 The Empire Carryall Bag 48, for instance, became a veritable sensation last fall, racking up millions of searches, selling out just as fast, and acting as a carte blanche for Jane Birkin–esque personalization (in the form of bag charms, chic scarf additions, and beyond). Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for carte blanche
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Noun
  • For a few seconds, the phones are overwhelmed by the free hands of fans who simply want to wave at Myers and maybe catch a smile or a wink in return.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In the accompanying image, Baz is lying on her side, nursing her son in a low cut bra while holding a bottle in her free hand.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Rockets don't appear to be in any rush to hand him a blank check, either.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • One of the people who slid into her DMs at the time was Wil Shipley, a software developer who basically offered her a blank check.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Carte blanche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carte%20blanche. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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