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Recent Examples of hands-off
The brand provided clothing, some financing, and other resources, but — above all — was hands-off with the creative.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Most of the time is hands-off, and after allowing the baked mac and cheese to rest for the length of a couple love songs, you’ll be treated to cheese pulls galore and an interior consistency that is luscious and almost custard-like, thanks to the concentrated nature of evaporated milk.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2025
Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulation In the United States, some of the cities robotaxis are operating in include San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Austin and Las Vegas.
—Seth Jacobson, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
This hands-off approach stems in part from a disconnect between Congress and industry, with each doubting the other’s understanding of the technologies requiring governance.
—Paulo Carvão, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Most of the time is hands-off, and after allowing the baked mac and cheese to rest for the length of a couple love songs, you’ll be treated to cheese pulls galore and an interior consistency that is luscious and almost custard-like, thanks to the concentrated nature of evaporated milk.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2025
Musk turns to Texas for hands-off regulation In the United States, some of the cities robotaxis are operating in include San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Austin and Las Vegas.
—Seth Jacobson, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
This hands-off approach stems in part from a disconnect between Congress and industry, with each doubting the other’s understanding of the technologies requiring governance.
—Paulo Carvão, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hands-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
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Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, and so are the Faroe Islands.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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As experts have warned, autonomous AI agents tasked with optimizing in competitive environments may behave unpredictably—gaming systems, exploiting loopholes, and pursuing goals that deviate from human intent.—
Nizan Geslevich Packin,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The government argues that simply means that while the task force can consider a request from the Health and Human Services secretary – and even be fired for not complying – they’re supposed to exercise independent judgment.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Fed is an independent government agency established by Congress.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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There’s originality in its form and texture, but the colorway is neutral enough to coordinate with other materials in your space.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2025
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The sunny yellow is a standout for vacation photos, but there are also neutral colorway options to keep your look classic.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2025
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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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But there is precedent suggesting Trump understands the importance of nonaligned countries in the competition with China.—
Colin H. Kahl,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Jan. 2025
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In January, BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink revealed he’s had discussions with sovereign wealth funds about buying bitcoin and predicted such conversations could catapult the bitcoin price to $700,000 per bitcoin.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Limited partners are institutional funds — for example, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds or hedge funds — that put money into venture funds.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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The new lawsuit was filed by Republican former Commissioner Lora Thomas, Democratic state Rep. Bob Marshall, who represents Highlands Ranch, and Julie Gooden, an unaffiliated voter in Douglas County.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
22 Apr. 2025
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The attack appeared to be carefully planned, police say Balmer, who is registered as an unaffiliated voter, appeared to have carefully planned the attack, police said.—
Mark Scolforo,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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