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Recent Examples of blank check
The blank check would be wrong in any case, but with no reimbursement forthcoming, the House should stand fast behind the draft bill’s reasonable proposal for extending the trust fund.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Taxpayer money is not a blank check to grow bureaucracy.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Still, Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen won’t have the same blank check as the Patriots to bolster the roster.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 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
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Taxpayer money is not a blank check to grow bureaucracy.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Still, Harbaugh and general manager Joe Schoen won’t have the same blank check as the Patriots to bolster the roster.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 30 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blank check
Noun
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New Line gives him carte blanche on his next script, and the result is Magnolia, a three-hour, multicharacter, quasi-impenetrable opus about interconnectedness and regret.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Did Freudenberger have a creative carte blanche?—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 5-foot-7 junior showed slick moves to the basket and a nice shooting touch, aided by the referees’ unwillingness to whistle her for using her free hand to ward off defenders.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
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In the footage, Wang is moving slowly and supporting the child’s head and neck with his free hand.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blank%20check. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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