arm's length

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“What we have to think about with a lot of these affiliations in place is trying to make sure that these arm’s-length assessments are still happening,” Mears said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Disclosure rules similarly make anonymous trading and arm’s-length shareholding safe.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Mr Campbell said it was time for the Scottish government, which part-funds the game through its arm's-length body SportScotland, to intervene.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025

“This is an arm’s-length business relationship,” Vartian said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

The combat of the higher against the lower is one in which we must all engage; and no doubt in order to win we must at times keep the lower solicitations at arm's-length.

From The Five Great Philosophies of Life by Hyde, William De Witt