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laissez-faire

[les-ey fair, le-sey fer] / ˌlɛs eɪ ˈfɛər, lɛ seɪ ˈfɛr /


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The proliferation of offshore vehicles, combined with a laissez-faire attitude toward sources of foreign wealth, have made it an attractive place for well-to-do Iranians to park cash, real-estate experts and wealth managers say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Polymarket has taken a more laissez-faire approach to inside information.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

It’s a get-in-where-you-fit-in or get-edged-all-the-way-out kind of city, wherein a deceptively laissez-faire game of musical chairs can determine your fate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Taking a laissez-faire attitude toward information and financial transactions could be a very big mistake.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

By 1966, the warders had adopted a laissez-faire attitude: we could talk as much as we wanted as long as we worked.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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