box-ticking
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Making transparency less about box-ticking and more about truly informing investors would be a real step forward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
“I don’t think he’s just trying to compile a kind of box-ticking collection of vintage classics just as an ownership project. He loves the chase and he loves the romance and the stories.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
Through cutting what the government describes as "box-ticking targets", ministers say GPs will be freed up to take the first steps towards ending the 08:00 scramble for an appointment.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2025
This is where making the series about Muslim women rockers accomplishes more than representational box-ticking: It makes an old story new and nuanced.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
Some authors and publishers engage sensitivity readers as a box-ticking exercise and ignore the issues they raise.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2022
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