blank check

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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

Friday’s move represented an 18% jump from the stock’s previous closing price, after Xanadu went public through a business combination with a publicly traded blank check company.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

I’d get a scrap of paper from my purse, the back of a receipt or a blank check to write on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

But teams aren’t given a blank check, and the pain of balancing their budgets often falls heaviest on veterans like Yoshida.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 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