leash
Example Sentences
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The party’s longer leash for some creative industries is helping to boost cultural output that had been stifled by regulatory scrutiny in recent years.
For over a year now, investors have been focusing on the return on Big Tech’s investment, and keeping the AI spenders on a short leash.
From Barron's
Like the metal leash, "we are protected by an unreliable, thin chain of ethics. And if it's cut off, we will be killed by this technology," said Todo.
From Barron's
Rising pet ownership in China has sparked a rush of companies into making items such as dog food, leashes and toys.
She was really worried and you couldn’t blame her, so I wasn’t too surprised when she showed up with Howard on a leash.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
