hands-off
adjective
: characterized by noninterference
a hands-off policy toward the internal affairs of other nations
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The brisket is made in the slow cooker for hands-off ease.
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
Despite the popularity and commercial success of these kinds of projects, galleries often took a hands-off approach.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
As social media companies take a more hands-off approach to monitoring election misinformation than in previous years, those networks have also formed breeding grounds for false claims.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Those local regulations are numerous, at least compared to the light-touch, or even hands-off, approach taken to AI in the US and UK at present.
—Andrew Williams, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
Despite the popularity and commercial success of these kinds of projects, galleries often took a hands-off approach.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
As social media companies take a more hands-off approach to monitoring election misinformation than in previous years, those networks have also formed breeding grounds for false claims.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Those local regulations are numerous, at least compared to the light-touch, or even hands-off, approach taken to AI in the US and UK at present.
—Andrew Williams, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hands-off. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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