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Recent Examples of hands-off
This hands-off approach stems in part from a disconnect between Congress and industry, with each doubting the other’s understanding of the technologies requiring governance.
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Paulo Carvão, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
This final simmer step is hands-off, and creates a window for a pre-meal breather.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
Although the new administration is expected to take a relatively hands-off approach to AI regulation, Anthropic says the government needs to stay involved.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
The decision to abandon the cases demonstrates the hands-off approach to regulation from the Trump administration, which has scrambled to sideline the CFPB in recent weeks in an effort led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
—Matt Egan, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Paulo Carvão, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
This final simmer step is hands-off, and creates a window for a pre-meal breather.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
Although the new administration is expected to take a relatively hands-off approach to AI regulation, Anthropic says the government needs to stay involved.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 6 Mar. 2025
The decision to abandon the cases demonstrates the hands-off approach to regulation from the Trump administration, which has scrambled to sideline the CFPB in recent weeks in an effort led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
—Matt Egan, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
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Now, the military is trying to keep up with the innovation going on in the private sector—AI and autonomous vehicles, drones, etc.—
Edward Felsenthal,
TIME,
16 Mar. 2025
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This vision of the future is becoming increasingly real thanks to advancements in autonomous driving technology.—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
16 Mar. 2025
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Founded in 2002, Film Movement distributes award-winning independent and international films, having released more than 300 feature films from festivals worldwide.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2025
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The country remains split on issues such as DEI (39 percent positive opinion compared to 43 percent negative and 14 percent neutral) and Ukraine (41 percent positive opinion compared to 28 percent negative and 27 percent neutral).—
Peter Aitken,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Available in a wide variety of colors, including neutral, pastel, and neon hues, there are plenty of options to choose from, and for each pair purchased Skechers donates a portion to animal charities.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
16 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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Despite attracting interest from several bidders all over the world, including two sovereign wealth funds, the 69-car collection found a new owner in Mark Mateschitz, the only son of the late Austrian billionaire and Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and high-net-worth individuals are traditional investors in these private markets.—
Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Now only Republicans or unaffiliated voters will be allowed to participate in the GOP primary and if no candidate wins the majority, the race is forced into a runoff.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
9 Mar. 2025
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Californians — and San Franciscans — are more likely to identify as religiously unaffiliated now compared to a decade ago, per a new study.—
Carly Mallenbaum,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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