by design
Example Sentences
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An AI CEO is frictionless by design, which also makes it self-guarded by design.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Academic experts say the system’s secrecy is by design.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
Groups including Shelter Scotland and the Scottish Refugee Council have described the current approach as "homelessness by design" because they say the time provided to find a job or new housing is too short.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
It’s not by design — I like playing with people.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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
