arm's length
Example Sentences
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They have no good options, but a shift to an arm’s-length relationship is likely to make for a less pleasant business environment for U.S. companies operating overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Yet CEOs have a fiduciary duty to conceal strategic information that could tip off competitors from arm’s-length shareholders.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
“This is an arm’s-length business relationship,” Vartian said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024
He is slightly farther than arm’s-length away and does not make contact with the man.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024
Starting with the dumb-bells high up over the head, keeping the elbows straight, lower the dumb-bells slowly, until now you are holding them at arm's-length, with your arms spread, as on a cross.
From How to Get Strong and How to Stay So by Blaikie, William Garden
