arm's length
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AMERICA’S distinctive advantage was always the liberal side of the rule of law: specifically, the types of rules that secure private property, punish anticompetitive conduct and hold the state at arm’s length from the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Japan had kept Brazil at arm's length in their last-32 tie, got themselves in front, and looked quite comfortable.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Palladio liked to set the formal residence at the center while holding the working parts—stables and kitchens—at arm’s length, reached by colonnaded passages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The moon, appearing about the size of a bowling ball at arm’s length to the crew, hung in the nothingness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Petey led the way, and everyone followed with their crates now held at arm’s length.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
