blanket policy
Americannoun
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blanket policies
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an insurance contract that covers multiple items together rather than covering them individually.
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a rule based on a single, broad decision that is implemented the same way for many different cases.
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“Why are you applying a blanket policy on all of this? It just doesn’t make sense to me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
In 2021, the IOC issued new guidance, asking individual sports federations to develop eligibility policies of their own, rather than insisting on a blanket policy based on testosterone levels.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2024
Pierce says the new mandate might make sense with “higher risk” projects in certain countries, but not as a blanket policy.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 13, 2023
Mr. Warren told a TV reporter that the statement should not be read as a blanket policy: He would individually evaluate any cases that emerged.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
It is ironic that the appellate judges faulted the trial judge for adopting a categorical rule about appeal waivers because the trial judge adopted this rule in response to a blanket policy from federal prosecutors.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2022
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