by design
Example Sentences
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As its organizers explained to the Guardian, this is mostly by design.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
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
That uncertainty is by design, according to Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Experts say the execution of business as usual is by design.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
As if by design, they both stopped at the same spot, above the half-submerged, rooty clump of a fallen tree.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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