by design
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McGrath said the new law expected later this year would "recognise children as vulnerable consumers" and that minors "must be protected by design".
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
That is by design: Changing the Constitution requires a formidable consensus, starting with two-thirds of the vote in both the House and the Senate, followed by ratification by three-quarters of the states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
"Clinical trials are the gold standard, but by design, they are slow," says Guntuku.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
But “Never Be the Same” finds Thompson operating at an even higher level of craft than he has in the past, something that was by design.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
But there was a Germany the boys could not see, a Germany that was hidden from them, either by design or by time.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
