hands-off

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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. 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 employee is immediately relieved of all further communication and responsibilities, making for an entirely hands-off resignation. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hands-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
Adjective
  • Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, and so are the Faroe Islands.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2025
  • As experts have warned, autonomous AI agents tasked with optimizing in competitive environments may behave unpredictably—gaming systems, exploiting loopholes, and pursuing goals that deviate from human intent.
    Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The government argues that simply means that while the task force can consider a request from the Health and Human Services secretary – and even be fired for not complying – they’re supposed to exercise independent judgment.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The Fed is an independent government agency established by Congress.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s originality in its form and texture, but the colorway is neutral enough to coordinate with other materials in your space.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The sunny yellow is a standout for vacation photos, but there are also neutral colorway options to keep your look classic.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • In January, BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink revealed he’s had discussions with sovereign wealth funds about buying bitcoin and predicted such conversations could catapult the bitcoin price to $700,000 per bitcoin.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Limited partners are institutional funds — for example, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds or hedge funds — that put money into venture funds.
    Natasha Turak, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Democrats and unaffiliated voters also made up the majority of those whose ballots were challenged, per the N&O, while Republicans made up just 22%.
    Lucille Sherman, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
  • These elections would potentially include voters from the party controlling the vacant seat and unaffiliated voters (but exclude voters from other parties).
    Bob Marshall, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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