arm's length

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Several, including the SNP, have suggested cutting the number of "quangos" - arm's length public bodies.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Disney isn’t the only partner OpenAI is now holding at a robotic arm’s length.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Once he realized I wasn’t leaving, he cautiously emerged from his hiding spot, keeping an arm’s length between us.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"At this distance the Moon will appear to the crew to be about the size of a basketball held at arm’s length."

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

What’s going on, what makes him keep me at arm’s length one minute and rush back to my side the next?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank