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Recent Examples of hands-off
Her body can be bought, her emotional vulnerability is hands-off.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The return to a more hands-off approach could renew complaints that consumer advocates lodged during Trump’s first term.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
The main highways in Michigan are covered allowing a good 45 minutes of hands-off driving up I-75 for another drive event.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
This doesn’t mean leaders should take a hands-off approach.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The return to a more hands-off approach could renew complaints that consumer advocates lodged during Trump’s first term.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
The main highways in Michigan are covered allowing a good 45 minutes of hands-off driving up I-75 for another drive event.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
This doesn’t mean leaders should take a hands-off approach.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hands-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
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Such self-restraint is vital for AI systems in fields like healthcare, finance and autonomous vehicles, where unchecked intelligence could lead to unintended consequences.Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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In 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a standing general order (SGO) requiring automakers and tech companies to report crashes involving autonomous vehicles as well as Level 2 driver-assist systems found in millions of vehicles on the road today.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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After Montoya outlined her allegations, the Navajo Nation Council issued a statement saying that leaders had agreed to a request to draft legislation to initiate an independent investigation into the allegation.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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The posters will be exhibited primarily at university art museums and at a few independent art museums.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Use neutral, factual language to ensure the message remains honest and unbiased.Tina Gada, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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What constitutes the neutral rate has been a key point of debate in recent months, and Lagarde said Thursday that while it had not been discussed at the December meeting, staff saw it between 1.75% and 2.5%.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Attempts at pressure could backfire and convince some countries, including Brazil and Colombia, to deepen their ties with Beijing and other nonaligned groups such as BRICS, the partnership whose first members were Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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The nonaligned Global South rising powers—which, along with China and Russia, are members of BRICS—are countries to pay attention to.Ray Dalio, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
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Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has also invested billions with the private equity firm of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Reza said the plan is for foreign investors, including sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East, to start investing in the ETF early next year.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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But Louisiana is changing to a primary system for certain offices by 2026, including for Senate, where Democrats and Republicans vote in separate primaries, with unaffiliated voters allowed to cast their ballots in either one.Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
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And while polls showed a vast majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning unaffiliated voters still planned to vote for Hogan, some of that base, at times, expressed concerns about his combativeness toward Trump and his steps to court more moderate and Democratic-leaning voters.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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