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Recent Examples of hands-off
Recent public statements and personal connections with futures trading providers suggest the agency will not crack down, instead taking a more hands-off approach.
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
On the plus side, the cooking process for a leg of lamb is fairly hands-off.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
For hands-off investors, dividend ETFs can offer diversified exposure to income-generating stocks.
—Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Want to take a hands-off approach to spring cleaning?
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
On the plus side, the cooking process for a leg of lamb is fairly hands-off.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
For hands-off investors, dividend ETFs can offer diversified exposure to income-generating stocks.
—Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Want to take a hands-off approach to spring cleaning?
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hands-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
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Trump's ambitions aren't far-fetched, according to an international relations expert who told ABC News that there are some avenues in which the U.S. could realistically acquire the autonomous Danish territory.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Among the company’s strengths is the potential to actually benefit from the rise of autonomous vehicles, Cramer said, instead of losing out, as some investors have feared.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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The government insists the judiciary is independent, but critics say the evidence in Imamoglu's case is based on secret witnesses and lacks credibility.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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Donald Trump can – for now – remove Democratic members from two federal labor boards, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, handing the Republican president a victory in his efforts to bring independent federal agencies under his control.—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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With this versatility in mind, color choices range from neutral black to navy, beige, or off-white.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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These projections estimate how many points a team would score and allow in a game against an average opponent on a neutral court.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 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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That agreement recognizes the Pacific archipelago as a sovereign nation that conducts its own foreign policy but gives the U.S. control over defense and security.—
Danica Kirka,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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This imperils not only American democracy but also other democratic sovereign nations.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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After the university missed its deadline for an agreement on divestment, students and people unaffiliated with the school entered Columbia’s Hamilton Hall and barricaded themselves inside.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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That’s more than worth preserving their unaffiliated football status.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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