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Recent Examples of blank check
With a $770 million fiscal cliff approaching, action must be taken — but the solution cannot be a blank check for a transit board controlled by Chicago at the expense of suburban taxpayers.
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Seth Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
It is considered a 'blank check company' and a 'shell company' under SEC rules.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
For far too long, lawmakers have treated foreign aid as a blank check for bureaucrats to promote ideological agendas ranging from the absurd to the outright nefarious.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Afterward, Elliott used a blank check to transfer money to his church, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
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Seth Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
It is considered a 'blank check company' and a 'shell company' under SEC rules.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2025
For far too long, lawmakers have treated foreign aid as a blank check for bureaucrats to promote ideological agendas ranging from the absurd to the outright nefarious.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Afterward, Elliott used a blank check to transfer money to his church, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blank check
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blank%20check. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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