blank check

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Recent Examples of blank check The Department of War won’t get a blank check and must demonstrate clear needs. Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 May 2026 The public interest isn’t a blank check for the government. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026 An undisclosed amount of cash, three blank check books, and two prepaid gift cards were also stolen, police said. Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 Under Missouri’s stadium plan, the state cannot simply hand the Royals a blank check to build a stadium. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blank check
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Noun
  • Al-Bashir gave his protégé carte blanche to form a paramilitary group, the RSF, using militias drawn from the same Arab communities as the notorious Janjaweed.
    Janine di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • He was given carte blanche on the physical preparation of his goalkeepers.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The Gamblers advanced after one of their riders appeared to touch the bull with his free hand — an automatic disqualification under PBR rules — but no foul was called.
    Latif Love July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • Down the block, a Middle Eastern kid sits on the stoop of a brick apartment building, talking on a phone, gesticulating with his free hand.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 June 2026

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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blank%20check. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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