by design
Example Sentences
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I started wondering how a band like that got past the velvet rope and realized that none of it was by accident, it was all by design.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
But you wouldn’t know this — the packaging is left unmarked by design.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
"Clinical trials are the gold standard, but by design, they are slow," says Guntuku.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
An AI CEO is frictionless by design, which also makes it self-guarded by design.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Some would-be architects of our future look toward a time when it will be possible to alter the human germ plasm by design.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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