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laissez-faire

[les-ay fair, le-say fer] / ˌlɛs eɪ ˈfɛər, lɛ seɪ ˈfɛr /


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Zuckerberg took a laissez-faire approach, writing in his Tuesday post that Meta Superintelligence Labs already engages independent evaluators and ”other labs can just do this too.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

He adds that Grint has a "Ron Weasley laissez-faire approach to these things".

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Mr. Vance also caricatures Friedman’s legacy by implying that laissez-faire elevates economic development above human dignity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Back in Washington, the Department of Transportation concluded that this laissez-faire attitude had to change, and began high-level discussions with the nation’s aviation executives.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Appealing though this laissez-faire undoubtedly was, especially for amateur musicians, it resulted in instrumental music that did not make great demands on players, their instruments, or indeed composers.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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