by definition
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And that – by definition – has long made it a potential target.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Open AI models are, by definition, harder to control, as users can alter their parameters -- potentially for malicious purposes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Regardless, if it doesn’t exceed the recent highs in two more days, that will be a buy signal by definition.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 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
Your acquaintances, on the other hand, by definition occupy a very different world than you.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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