by design
Example Sentences
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"Clinical trials are the gold standard, but by design, they are slow," says Guntuku.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
The role’s ambiguity, offering no hint of seniority or rank, is by design.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
It’s not by design — I like playing with people.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
As its organizers explained to the Guardian, this is mostly by design.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
He had come to this tower-keep by chance, and yet the chance was all design; or he had come by design and yet all the design had merely chanced to come about.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
