by design
Example Sentences
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A cyber security expert told Forbes last year that Max is “insecure by design to serve its purpose: people surveillance.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
First, by design, annuities reallocate money from those who die early to those who live forever.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Experts say the execution of business as usual is by design.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
"Safety must be built into products by design rather than treated as an afterthought, with regulators showing more strength in holding companies to account," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
But there was a Germany the boys could not see, a Germany that was hidden from them, either by design or by time.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
