blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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Still, Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen won’t have the same blank check as the Patriots to bolster the roster.
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Guarino is also accused of illegally using the victim’s credit cards to purchase more than $12,000 worth of goods on Amazon, then using the blank checks to pay the victim’s subsequent credit card bills.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The business judgment rule is not a blank check justifying every HOA action.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Discretion is not absolute The BJR is not a blank check justifying every HOA action.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Guarino is also accused of illegally using the victim’s credit cards to purchase more than $12,000 worth of goods on Amazon, then using the blank checks to pay the victim’s subsequent credit card bills.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The business judgment rule is not a blank check justifying every HOA action.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Discretion is not absolute The BJR is not a blank check justifying every HOA action.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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