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Recent Examples of hands-off
This vibrant, refreshing lemonade blends fresh strawberries and whole lemons with sugar and water for a fuss-free, hands-off recipe that's a breeze to throw together for a crowd.
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Newhouse’s philosophy of spending money to produce quality coverage and a hands-off approach toward his editors led to many successes, including multiple Pulitzers.
—Scott Mayerowitz, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Carbajal’s father, Inocencio Carbajal Rojas, or more fondly referred to as El Güero, is more hands-off these days, having put in decades of work in the kitchen and beyond.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Rely on simple, hands-off strategies like withdrawing only dividends and interest, basing calculations on your current lifestyle, or pulling just your RMDs.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Newhouse’s philosophy of spending money to produce quality coverage and a hands-off approach toward his editors led to many successes, including multiple Pulitzers.
—Scott Mayerowitz, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Carbajal’s father, Inocencio Carbajal Rojas, or more fondly referred to as El Güero, is more hands-off these days, having put in decades of work in the kitchen and beyond.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Rely on simple, hands-off strategies like withdrawing only dividends and interest, basing calculations on your current lifestyle, or pulling just your RMDs.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
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The robot is designed for 24/7 operation, with autonomous charging and hot-swappable dual batteries minimizing downtime.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
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In the federal filing, Waymo says the autonomous vehicle may enter and drive at speed in freeway construction zones because the software may fail to recognize the zone or may prioritize avoiding other freeway hazards.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Take control of your money with CNBC Select CNBC Select is editorially independent and may earn a commission from affiliate partners on links.—
Amy Morin,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
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Seven filed as nonpartisan and no one filed as a Democrat, independent or left the line blank.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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And Secrets suspects that a younger, noninterventionist crowd would have boosted Vance’s numbers.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Mar. 2026
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Does the beginning of this war tell us anything meaningful about the long-running battle between the interventionist and noninterventionist wings of American conservativism?—
Suzanne Schneider,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Mar. 2026
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For her first appearance at the Royal Ascot in three years, Middleton paired the neutral, beige heels with a bright yellow Roksanda dress featuring a distinctive bow detail at the shoulder and a midi-length skirt.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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Rothschild & Co Redburn upgrades Lyft to buy from neutral The firm says shares are compelling at current levels.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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These are hedging strategies adapted to today’s more fragmented international order, while the older divide separated aligned states from nonaligned states.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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In other systems, media avoid particular partisan entanglements and present themselves to audiences as providers of neutral information to a nonaligned public.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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However, the dream of fully sovereign AI inevitably runs up against hard constraints around compute, capital, and energy.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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The firm raised the money from regional sovereign wealth funds and global investors, Bloomberg reported.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
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And for the first time since 2018 — the first election season where unaffiliated voters could participate in party primaries — both parties have contests for statewide office.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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When the primary was held in mid-May, only Republican voters - or unaffiliated voters who opted for a GOP ballot - were eligible to weigh in, precluding Cassidy from benefitting from crossover support.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
30 May 2026
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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