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She viewed her students as blank slates, just waiting to be filled with knowledge.
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Wild Coast Tented Lodge, Sri Lanka When the family behind Resplendent Ceylon moved from tea to high-end hospitality, luxury tourism in Sri Lanka was something of a blank slate.
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Previous occupants had likely started their share of projects with the thrill of impending improvement, but once Luks came around at the end of 2022, their past work had only resulted in too much of a blank slate.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2024
Sure, Dark Horse Comics’ Dawn of the Jedi series already explored such ideas, but the current canon’s past is a blank slate, so expect all-new concepts to be brought to the table.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
For nearly 50 years, BMW has commissioned some of the world’s top artists to use its cars as a blank slate for their signature work, a roster that includes Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Jenny Holzer, Robert Rauschenberg, and most recently, Julie Mehretu.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Previous occupants had likely started their share of projects with the thrill of impending improvement, but once Luks came around at the end of 2022, their past work had only resulted in too much of a blank slate.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2024
Sure, Dark Horse Comics’ Dawn of the Jedi series already explored such ideas, but the current canon’s past is a blank slate, so expect all-new concepts to be brought to the table.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
For nearly 50 years, BMW has commissioned some of the world’s top artists to use its cars as a blank slate for their signature work, a roster that includes Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Jenny Holzer, Robert Rauschenberg, and most recently, Julie Mehretu.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Blank slate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20slate. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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