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Recent Examples of hands-off
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Warming and hearty, this sheet-pan dinner is largely hands-off.
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Isobel Whitcomb, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The big picture: The situation is a big change from the fairly hands-off way Trump treated the agency in his first term.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
This method is mostly hands-off, as a lot of the work happens in the oven.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
For investors, this means a truly hands-off experience with consistent, passive income streams.
—Frank Cartwright, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Isobel Whitcomb, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
The big picture: The situation is a big change from the fairly hands-off way Trump treated the agency in his first term.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
This method is mostly hands-off, as a lot of the work happens in the oven.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
For investors, this means a truly hands-off experience with consistent, passive income streams.
—Frank Cartwright, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for hands-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
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In 1992, the first free elections in Iraq’s history were held in the Kurdish autonomous zone.—
Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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The car-sized FLEX — which will be able to carry two astronauts or operate in autonomous mode — will touch down on the moon for the first time aboard a SpaceX Starship lander as soon as late 2026.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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By taking these actions, the FCC is ignoring that Congress set us up to act as an independent agency.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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The organization is an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve System.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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Matching the mood of the evening, many guests opted to wear darker and neutral tones—though that didn’t preclude them from dynamic fashion moments.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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Loloi collection at Wayfair includes decorative pillows and area rugs with floral and botanical prints in colorful or neutral tones.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 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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Here are the risks and rewards, according to a strategist Share Donald Trump wants a sovereign wealth fund.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
8 Feb. 2025
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Catch up quick: Saudi Arabia's sovereign Public Investment Fund, or PIF, is Lucid's majority shareholder and backed the company early on and most recently with $1.5 billion last year.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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Still, a majority of unaffiliated voters — and a majority of voters overall — said Republicans better represented the working class and were better at addressing the economy and inflation than Democrats.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2025
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But unaffiliated voters, those who do not identify with any party, remained the largest group at 693,459 voters.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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