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Recent Examples of hands-off
The only cooking required is the hands-off step of simmering the farro, and the combination of flavors and textures will likely win over even the most meat-and-potatoes of diners.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
CEOs can no longer afford to take a hands-off approach.
—Jerry Layden, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Oversight Bernie Sanders Criticizes Democrat, Says Americans Aren't 'Dumb'
Pelosi reportedly was taking a more hands-off approach to the party after a mixed bag of results in those races, with Connolly's victory over Ocasio-Cortez one of only a few wins the former house speaker notched.
—Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Passive, hands-off composting can take as long as a year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2025
CEOs can no longer afford to take a hands-off approach.
—Jerry Layden, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Oversight Bernie Sanders Criticizes Democrat, Says Americans Aren't 'Dumb'
Pelosi reportedly was taking a more hands-off approach to the party after a mixed bag of results in those races, with Connolly's victory over Ocasio-Cortez one of only a few wins the former house speaker notched.
—Peter Aitken
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Passive, hands-off composting can take as long as a year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
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Latinum, the second-place winner, provides payment middleware enabling Model Context Protocol builders to monetize their services, allowing AI agents to manage budgets and make autonomous payments.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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What To Know In the UK, these complications have resulted in transport regulators pushing a deadline for autonomous vehicle guidelines back a year, despite industry leaders saying their cars will be road-ready before then.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Trump and his team take an expansive view of the president’s powers, which has been met with resistance from federal judges, congressional Democrats, and independent agencies such as the GAO.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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As pope, Leo serves as leader of both the Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church, and Vatican City, an independent state.—
Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Because Castile soap has a naturally high pH, this soap is probably not going to be the best choice for delicate materials like wool and silk where a detergent with neutral pH levels is recommended.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
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Previously, pro-Kremlin trolls had been notably restrained in commenting on Trump, using neutral or careful language, Agentstvo reported.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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This conflict between the two great powers will create opportunities, most importantly business opportunities, for neutral nonaligned countries.—
Ray Dalio,
TIME,
20 Nov. 2024
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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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Chicago Tribune Is the Vatican considered a sovereign nation?—
Russ Bynum,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Documents distributed by Qatari foreign agents working for Venable, for instance, talk up what Qatar views as the positive effects of investments made by its sovereign wealth fund while downplaying the Gulf nation’s links to terrorist organizations.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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Of that population, half were raised as Christians while most others grew up religiously unaffiliated.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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Gooder, a critic of Trump who is registered as an unaffiliated voter, serves on the Franklin Tourism Development Authority board.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2025
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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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