by design
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"In some cases, the satellite photos clearly show that fire starts inside, but we cannot say whether it's by design or whether it's accidental," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick: So much of the work you’ve done has been rooted in this idea that our legal structures, in some ways by design, have always failed and continue to fail women and vulnerable communities.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
There’s no hope in “Digger,” only a seductive, mischievous malevolence that, by design, feels empty as soon as the end credits roll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The head, by design, is part of the game on all plays and for all players and can’t be removed from risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He had come to this tower-keep by chance, and yet the chance was all design; or he had come by design and yet all the design had merely chanced to come about.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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