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Recent Examples of hands-off
Smart pill dispensers prevent risky mistakes Even with phone apps and reminders, some people prefer a hands-off solution.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
This way of thinking, however, leads companies to take a very hands-off approach to press coverage.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
While pulled pork alone normally takes hours to make, this easy stew will be ready in well under 2 hours, and is mostly hands-off too.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Cocaine production in Colombia has soared as the government takes a hands-off approach to coca cultivation, fueling a wave of violence across Latin America as cartels vie for control of trafficking routes.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
This way of thinking, however, leads companies to take a very hands-off approach to press coverage.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
While pulled pork alone normally takes hours to make, this easy stew will be ready in well under 2 hours, and is mostly hands-off too.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Cocaine production in Colombia has soared as the government takes a hands-off approach to coca cultivation, fueling a wave of violence across Latin America as cartels vie for control of trafficking routes.
—semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
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This demonstration highlights LimX Dynamics’ progress in embodied intelligence and autonomous motion while giving Oli a place in the list of highly agile and perceptive humanoid robots to look out for in the future.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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And the company is outfitting these facilities with high-tech equipment such as autonomous forklifts, to the tune of $200 million.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
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Miner preachers and independent churches were central to the organization of miners in eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, too, during another period of violence between mine operators and miners over conditions, wages and unionization.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Programs are housed in state attorney general offices, in nonprofits and even as independent agencies.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
7 Oct. 2025
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Conservatives emphasized a return to a noninterventionist policy.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Maria Rovito, Instructor of Medical Humanities at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences reminds her students that language is never neutral.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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The bedding’s calming, neutral gray tone is a great fit for a range of decor styles, from minimalistic to modern.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Oct. 2025
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And there were nonaligned countries: Brazil; Burma, now known as Myanmar; Ethiopia; India; Mexico; Nigeria; Sweden, which only joined NATO in 2024; and the United Arab Republic, now known as Egypt.—
Stephen Herzog,
The Conversation,
1 Aug. 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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And, unlike sovereign assets, bitcoin carries no risk of default and no exposure to a single government’s fiscal or political decisions.—
Luke Xie,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Following recent announcements by Britain, France and others, around 150 United Nations member countries officially acknowledge the state of Palestine, reflecting a near-global consensus that two sovereign nations represent the only viable path to peace.—
Muhammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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According to Axios Denver, 60 percent of those unaffiliated voters lean to the left, while the rest lean toward Republicans.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
24 Sep. 2025
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Audits and exits Brinkley’s time as interim chief will coincide with the beginning of a department audit and inspection ordered by the city and conducted by an unaffiliated third party organization.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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