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carte

[kahrt, kart] / kɑrt, kart /
NOUN
bill of fare
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While the broad move toward cord cutting and a la carte programming has put significant pressure on pay-TV providers, it has also created a plethora of unforeseen problems for streaming services.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

Immigration agents, I noted, were acting as though they had carte blanche to detain people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, conducting raids that sometimes swept up American citizens.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

Diners can choose between two omakase menus, with optional nigiri add-ons, late-night alternatives and à la carte selections.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2026

Triggering the administration’s nuclear response on Friday was Anthropic’s high-handed refusal to give the Defense Department carte blanche to use its technology as it sees fit.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

He smiled mysteriously and pulled a much-handled carte de visite from his pocket.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

One scholar of feline memology notes that in the 1870s, photographs of cats were put on cutesy cartes de visite.

From Slate Apr. 5, 2013

Yet he also adorned many of them with elaborate hand-drawn frames, a devotional touch that evokes cartes de visites and other early, personal forms of photography.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2010

There must be some dessous des cartes that we are not aware of.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

She could not tell why she took the cartes out of the envelope and ran them listlessly through her fingers; but at the last of the package she uttered a cry.

From Stories That End Well An Adventure in Altruria——Through the Terrors of the Law——The Real Thing——The Old Partisan——Max—Or His Picture——The Stout Miss Hopkins' Bicycle——The Spellbinder——The Object of the Federation——The Little Lonely Girl——The Hero of Company G——A Miracle Play by Thanet, Octave

He had all sorts of papers, invitations, audiences, cartes de circulation, etc.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King




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