blank check

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Recent Examples of blank check Here's why The company, a blank check entity, was incorporated on November 17, 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025 Executive orders are not blank checks for exercising presidential will. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 The company has identified certain risks, including its status as a blank check company, the potential inability to complete a business combination, and the impact of global economic conditions on its operations. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 4 Apr. 2025 But despite his late-season breakout, Grimes shouldn't expect the Sixers to hand him a blank check this summer. Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blank check
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Noun
  • The French luxury house has since 2019 annually been giving a female artist carte blanche to design a work to mark the day.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
  • To do this, Congress gave the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) carte blanche to raise revenue for the USF.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Amid all that, the President boasted of Elon Musk's free hand to fire thousands of government workers in a speech to Congress that was rife with obfuscations and fabrications.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Being up in the air though, sucks the moisture from your skin including your hands, which is where a scent-free hand cream comes in handy.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blank%20check. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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