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Recent Examples of hands-off
Samui Elephant Sanctuary Samui Elephant Sanctuary offers an ethical, hands-off alternative to traditional elephant tourism and is home to seven senior female Asian elephants—each rescued from logging camps or exploitative attractions.
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Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Even with President Donald Trump’s hands-off approach to diplomacy with the Kremlin, Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, sees the return of U.S. businesses to Russia as a key bargaining chip.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Grief maintained that his agency had no ability to regulate couriers, but his approach was hardly hands-off.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
Excels at preparing large amounts of food in a hands-off way.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
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Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Even with President Donald Trump’s hands-off approach to diplomacy with the Kremlin, Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, sees the return of U.S. businesses to Russia as a key bargaining chip.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2025
Grief maintained that his agency had no ability to regulate couriers, but his approach was hardly hands-off.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
Excels at preparing large amounts of food in a hands-off way.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Goldman Sachs started Circle with a neutral rating but acknowledged the stablecoin issuer is a special company with big opportunities ahead.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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This conflict between the two great powers will create opportunities, most importantly business opportunities, for neutral nonaligned countries.—
Ray Dalio,
TIME,
20 Nov. 2024
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With its diminished economic and cultural appeal hampering its ability to forge new partnerships, the United States risks allowing its adversaries to deepen their ties to nonaligned countries in ways that harm U.S. interests.—
Roger W. Ferguson,
Foreign Affairs,
30 Jan. 2025
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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
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The company’s pre-IPO investors include Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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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
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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 11 Jul. 2025.
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