blank check

Example Sentences

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Xanadu said in November that it planned to merge with Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded blank check company, in order to officially enter the public market.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

But the latest results—and the reaction in after-hours trading Wednesday—show the blank check investors have written to the Facebook parent might have an expiration date after all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

However bad you might imagine the vocal stylings of an amateur recording artist with a blank check and an inflated sense of her own talent could be, Lara is worse.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025

"There can’t be a blank check on this, however, because people want to make sure that as rebuilding occurs... that these sorts of things can’t happen again," he said.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2025

"All right, all right, I'm writing a check now. I'm writing them a blank check."

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath