by definition
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Granted, it’s by definition not the most diversified grouping, but right now it’s a way to ride the AI trade without worrying much about what the U.S. or Iran will do next.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
"Judging a military deployment by whether it has solved a political crisis that, by definition, it cannot solve, would be misguided," Eledinov said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
In other words, he seems to think that if the facility is enriching uranium at all, it is by definition military—i.e., its purpose is to build nuclear weapons.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Global health, by definition, is transnational, crosses borders, does not concern just one country. Global health problems require global approaches, and no country can go it alone."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
All I knew was that Schindler may have been a Nazi, and therefore by definition dangerous, but he acted in a way that no other Nazi I knew did.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
