by definition
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Young people who end up playing in the NFL are, by definition, by far the fittest and strongest in their schools and colleges.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
And that – by definition – has long made it a potential target.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 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
Me, better than any wheelie-popper because I have explosives, which by definition are cooler than anything you can do on a bike, obviously.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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