hands-off
adjective
: characterized by noninterference
a hands-off policy toward the internal affairs of other nations
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Newhouse’s philosophy of spending money to produce quality coverage and a hands-off approach toward his editors led to many successes, including multiple Pulitzers.
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Scott Mayerowitz, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Carbajal’s father, Inocencio Carbajal Rojas, or more fondly referred to as El Güero, is more hands-off these days, having put in decades of work in the kitchen and beyond.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Rely on simple, hands-off strategies like withdrawing only dividends and interest, basing calculations on your current lifestyle, or pulling just your RMDs.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Trump has taken a hands-off approach to regulating AI since retaking office, but members of his administration got spooked and began recommending safety testing after Anthropic flagged cybersecurity risks with its latest model, Mythos.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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Scott Mayerowitz, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
Carbajal’s father, Inocencio Carbajal Rojas, or more fondly referred to as El Güero, is more hands-off these days, having put in decades of work in the kitchen and beyond.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Rely on simple, hands-off strategies like withdrawing only dividends and interest, basing calculations on your current lifestyle, or pulling just your RMDs.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
Trump has taken a hands-off approach to regulating AI since retaking office, but members of his administration got spooked and began recommending safety testing after Anthropic flagged cybersecurity risks with its latest model, Mythos.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hands-off. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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