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

So far, Wall Street is largely giving a blank check for the AI ambitions of the most creditworthy tech companies, such as Google, Microsoft and Meta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

However, Bessent would be doing Argentina no favor by writing it a blank check to support an overvalued exchange rate.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

“A state of war is not a blank check for the President,” said Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

With four other kids to think about, there wasn’t going to be a blank check from my parents for my college tuition.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad