blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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In July 2023, Stephen exploited another victim — this time in Panama — by redirecting blank checks from the victim’s Guardians Credit Union account to an address under his control.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The key to ensuring public support for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is not to demonize the cost of the Blueprint’s goals nor to provide a blank check for its implementation, but to assuage taxpayers’ concerns by mandating accountability with real teeth.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2025
Trump Media: Three Different Ways To Back His Media Business
Trump Media incorporated the month after Trump left the White House and went public in March 2024 through a merger with a blank check company.
—Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The purse included some major belongings, including $3,000 in cash, Noem’s DHS access badge, her passport, her driver’s license, blank checks and her keys.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The key to ensuring public support for the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is not to demonize the cost of the Blueprint’s goals nor to provide a blank check for its implementation, but to assuage taxpayers’ concerns by mandating accountability with real teeth.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2025
Trump Media: Three Different Ways To Back His Media Business
Trump Media incorporated the month after Trump left the White House and went public in March 2024 through a merger with a blank check company.
—Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The purse included some major belongings, including $3,000 in cash, Noem’s DHS access badge, her passport, her driver’s license, blank checks and her keys.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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