blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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His blank check officially cleared — is anyone willing to give him another $100 million to adapt a Thomas Pynchon novel?
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
But elections are not a blank check for dysfunction.
—Jodi Balma, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
And if Brewer is giving R&D a blank check, Williams is the one using it.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But this would constitute a blank check for a foreign war.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
But elections are not a blank check for dysfunction.
—Jodi Balma, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
And if Brewer is giving R&D a blank check, Williams is the one using it.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
But this would constitute a blank check for a foreign war.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blank check
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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