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According to the lawsuit, Musk being able to access the Bureau of Fiscal Services -- which serves as the country's checkbook by dispersing trillions in funding -- could allow Musk to cut off government spending from the source.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
New owner David Rubenstein hasn’t exactly opened the checkbook and the Orioles’ pitching staff has taken a step back following the loss of Corbin Burnes to the Diamondbacks.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Milwaukee Brewers – After hitting a home run in the William Contreras trade and winning the NL Central crown by 10 games under rookie manager Pat Murphy, the Brewers are facing the reality of checkbook baseball.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The Treasury has long been the federal government's checkbook, tasked with handling payments for individual agencies based on funds appropriated by Congress.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
New owner David Rubenstein hasn’t exactly opened the checkbook and the Orioles’ pitching staff has taken a step back following the loss of Corbin Burnes to the Diamondbacks.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
Milwaukee Brewers – After hitting a home run in the William Contreras trade and winning the NL Central crown by 10 games under rookie manager Pat Murphy, the Brewers are facing the reality of checkbook baseball.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The Treasury has long been the federal government's checkbook, tasked with handling payments for individual agencies based on funds appropriated by Congress.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Checkbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkbook. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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checkbook
noun
check·book
ˈchek-ˌbu̇k 
: a book of blank bank checks
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