blank check
noun
1
: a signed check with the amount unspecified
2
: complete freedom of action or control : carte blanche
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With their first album climbing the charts and the record company upping the recording session’s budget with a blank check, the stakes rise considerably along with the tensions of the group amid its shifting dynamics.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
An 18-year-old and 20-year-old face charges of second-degree burglary, having blank checks with the intent to defraud and conspiracy, according to arrest logs.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
An 18-year-old and 20-year-old face charges of second-degree burglary, having blank checks with the intent to defraud and conspiracy, according to arrest logs.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Blank check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20check. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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