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She viewed her students as blank slates, just waiting to be filled with knowledge.
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For better or worse, Summers is staring at a largely blank slate.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
The planners and residents working to rebuild Los Angeles won’t be starting from a blank slate, however.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
The planners and residents working to rebuild Los Angeles won’t be starting from a blank slate, however.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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“Blank slate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20slate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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