blank check
Example Sentences
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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
But a merger with Ares Acquisition, a blank check company backed by the Los Angeles firm, was scuttled in October 2023 as investors cooled on special-purpose acquisition companies and became cautious on new issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 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
“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
I bought with my blank check enough clothes to fill the backseat of the Cadillac.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
