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hands-off

[handz-awf, -of] / ˈhændzˈɔf, -ˈɒf /


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The hands-off approach empowers her top talent and fosters trust between her executive team and the board of directors, Tomé told the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Alan Murray.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Beijing has taken a different strategy to the US hands-off approach.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

They have not been treated respectfully; hence the refusal to issue a hands-off order on Kyiv’s airport while the two were in town.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Seen in this light, Mr. Bessent’s bond intervention isn’t a challenge to Mr. Warsh’s hands-off approach to the government debt market, but rather a sign that Mr. Warsh’s approach is starting to work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

But maybe they’re just a really hands-off kind of couple.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera


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