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

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

The merger appeared to be as far from an arm’s-length transaction as human arms could allow.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Most Americans assess this conflict the way they do many others: at arm’s-length and an ocean away.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

She holds him at arm's-length and bids him look long and well upon her face.

From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel