blank check
Example Sentences
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US district judge Rita Lin said in the ruling that citing national security "is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"The Court's decision confirms that law enforcement does not have a blank check to use new technology to conduct warrantless surveillance of people's movements," Heilman said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Given a blank check, Fennell brings the world of Brontë’s novel to life — not with staggering realism, as so many other adaptations have, but with fervent fantasy.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
“That doesn’t mean that it’s just a blank check, you know, no regulatory oversight of large-scale consolidation,” he says on a call with analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
I bought with my blank check enough clothes to fill the backseat of the Cadillac.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
