by dint of

But America matters by dint of its economic and military strength, and its major role in many alliances.

So, can two Californians—one a Black and South Asian American former state attorney general, the other an openly gay former federal prosecutor—open up public safety opportunities and heal historic rifts between cops and marginalized communities by dint of beating their crooked politicians, serving in the federal government, and, quite simply, being up there in the seats of power?

My youngest child still manages to fill a just-moments-ago empty laundry basket to the brim by dint of “cleaning” her room, but as I realized fighting tears over this weekend’s laundry, at some point this too will stop.

Norman Haynes, who for years was Voyager’s overall project manager, once said that Dr. Stone, by dint of his scientific expertise and management skill, “revolutionized the world of project science.”

“They are essentially suspect and potentially traitorous simply by dint of their nationality.”