arm's length
Example Sentences
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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