arm's length
Example Sentences
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Supervisors, in turn, develop expertise that an arm’s-length regulator can’t match from periodic filings or post hoc investigations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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
He is slightly farther than arm’s-length away and does not make contact with the man.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024
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
He held her at arm's-length and looked into her eyes.
From H. R. by Lefevre, Edwin
