blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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That bill is a direct response to a Supreme Court that handed the executive branch a dangerous blank check and a Congress too timid to push back.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
And in terms of acting with the public’s best interest, the public interest standard doesn’t give the FCC a blank check over programming.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
This is an immensely important contract for the Blue Jackets, such that Coyle could be seen as having a blank check to set his terms.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Supporters are asking residents to write a blank check and trust that the money will eventually be put to good use.
—James Porter, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
And in terms of acting with the public’s best interest, the public interest standard doesn’t give the FCC a blank check over programming.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
This is an immensely important contract for the Blue Jackets, such that Coyle could be seen as having a blank check to set his terms.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Supporters are asking residents to write a blank check and trust that the money will eventually be put to good use.
—James Porter, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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