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Recent Examples of blank check
Afterward, Elliott used a blank check to transfer money to his church, according to prosecutors.
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
Most utilities have been seeking that blank check anyway.
—Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
But none of these realities give utilities a blank check to rip up streets full of existing pipe at top-dollar rates.
—Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
Discovery There is a bright side to Warner Bros. Discovery losing the NBA to those pesky Amazon blank checks, sort of.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
Most utilities have been seeking that blank check anyway.
—Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
But none of these realities give utilities a blank check to rip up streets full of existing pipe at top-dollar rates.
—Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
Discovery There is a bright side to Warner Bros. Discovery losing the NBA to those pesky Amazon blank checks, sort of.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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