arm's length

Example Sentences

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In arm’s-length transactions between related parties, the transfers should be marked at prices resembling those on the open market, whether individual or fleet sales.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The plan is an arm’s-length effort to unblock the vital supply waterway that doesn’t involve escorts by U.S. warships.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

All of the titles were selected independently by the government's arm's-length media agency OmniGOV.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

And Tilly kissed him again, and held him at arm's-length for an instant and looked at him proudly.

From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Harben, Will N. (William Nathaniel)