carte

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“It’s disgusting,” said Janice Lintz, a veteran traveler who’s visited more than 170 countries, about the a la carte pricing model airlines have adopted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“He is totally beholden to the base, and they are totally opposed to giving the U.S. carte blanche,” Rahman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Giving the government carte blanche to carry out the worst possible use cases of A.I. would clear up the issue quickly and reveal Anthropic’s moral value proposition to be a lie.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

One might argue that Fennell’s stunning images and the familiar emotions they convey are a happy accident, the result of millions of dollars and a director given carte blanche to play as she sees fit.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Thus he could fall asleep that night untroubled by the nightmare that he had given Crick carte blanche for another foray into frenzied inconsiderateness.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson