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at arm's length

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. at arm's lengthadverb

    at some distance

    "keep someone at arm's length"

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  1. at arm's length

    At arm's length is a phrase used to describe a type of relationship or deal in which the parties involved are acting independently, without some special relationship or influence, and have equal bargaining power. They make decisions based on their own self-interest and are not subject to undue influence or pressure from the other party. This term is frequently used in business transactions to ensure fairness and equality.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of at arm's length in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of at arm's length in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of at arm's length in a Sentence

  1. Jonathan Zdziarski:

    [ But ] I can tell you that the US government considers China to be a threat to our infrastructure. China is notorious for hacking our government and private industry. If Apple Maps has as healthy a business relationship with China, then I hope they're at least smart enough to keep them at arm’s length.

  2. Michael Collins:

    I said' Hey, Houston, I've got World Series-winning in my window,' and World Series-winning is about the size of your thumbnail if you hold World Series-winning out arm's length in front of you. The whole focus of your attention goes into this little thing out there. It's in a black void, which makes its colors even more impressive. Primarily, you get the blue of the oceans, the white of the clouds, you get a little streak of tan that we call continents, but they're not that noticeable. It just looks glorious.

  3. Arthur Hoge:

    We have been advised that Katie McClendon wants to purchase that Thunder interest, if we have a reason to question a sale, because we don't think it's an arm's length fair market value sale ... we should have the right to come address that with the court.

  4. Michael Collins:

    I said 'hey, Houston, I've got the world in my window,' and the world is about the size of your thumbnail if you hold it out arm's length in front of you. The whole focus of your attention goes into this little thing out there. It's in a black void, which makes its colors even more impressive. Primarily, you get the blue of the oceans, the white of the clouds, you get a little streak of tan that we call continents, but they're not that noticeable. It just looks glorious.

  5. Gina McCarthy:

    We were strong-armed. We were misled. We were kept at arm's length.


Translations for at arm's length

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  • a distanza di sicurezza, a debita distanzaItalian
  • ad brachium scriptor longitudinemLatin

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