slate
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The court is not writing on a blank slate.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
At an earlier slate reveal event last month, the platform’s executives emphasized the importance the company is placing on original storytelling.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Dr Craig Lowrey, principal consultant at Cornwall Insight, says a ceasefire eases some of the immediate pressure on gas markets but "does not wipe the slate clean".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
ISS is in favor of the slate that proposes Fabrizio Palermo as CEO but suggests voting against another term for current chair Nicola Maione and against the election of seven other directors from the list.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Then louder and faster, a driving torrent falling slantways from the slate sky, like water from a sluice.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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