hands-off

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Recent Examples of hands-off This vacuum type is ideal for those who like hands-off and scheduled cleanings, as robot vacuums offer 3D mapping to identify where and what to clean. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2025 Read More: What College Graduates Need Most in the Age of AI What’s behind this hands-off approach is a staunch belief in free market capitalism to maximize growth and social good. Paul Tudor Jones, Time, 25 June 2025 In the years since 28 Days Later, Garland has graduated from screenwriter to director of films such as Ex Machina and Civil War, which taught him to be hands-off while producing the 28 Years Later films. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025 For special occasions or a simple, hands-off weekday meal, a roasting pan with a rack makes cooking simple. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hands-off
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Adjective
  • Some states have worked toward laws that mandate human operators in autonomous vehicles; others have fought against the proliferation of deepfakes flooding the internet; some have taken on data privacy and more.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2025
  • Tesla’s autonomous ride hailing service went live just over a week ago with nearly a dozen robotaxis shuttling passengers in downtown Austin.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Annika Freyer has been named president of Fondation Chanel, while Elizabeth Broderick will become an independent chair of the board.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • When Quaker acquired the quirky beverage brand for $1.7 billion, Snapple had built its success on unconventional marketing and distribution through small, independent distributors that matched its authentic, anti-establishment brand identity.
    Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • These full-size fragrances, which can also be purchased at the hotel’s front desk, include options that leans more feminine, one that is gender neutral, and one that leans more masculine.
    Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The rug will catch the attention of visitors with its pleasing floral pattern in a neutral color.
    Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • And because there is competition between Washington and Beijing to win over such countries’ hearts and minds, those looking to promote a nonaligned agenda have greater leverage.
    Jorge Heine, The Conversation, 7 July 2025
  • This conflict between the two great powers will create opportunities, most importantly business opportunities, for neutral nonaligned countries.
    Ray Dalio, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The African Union is set to launch its own credit ratings agency this year to help challenge the establishment with additional transparency for African sovereign ratings.
    Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
  • The company’s pre-IPO investors include Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Newsweek has reached out to several of the study's authors and unaffiliated doctors for comment via email on Wednesday.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Pitching for Tucson, a team in the unaffiliated Class C Arizona-League, set him on the path to the majors.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025

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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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