by design
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This is by design, as our progressive tax system has rungs with a top and a bottom, and different inputs — like the standard deduction — that affect how much tax people pay.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
In another landmark case, a Los Angeles jury in March found that Instagram and YouTube were responsible for the suffering of a Chico, Calif., woman who charged the platforms were addictive by design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
"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
That’s by design: The band only captures blood pressure when I’m relaxed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
As if by design, they both stopped at the same spot, above the half-submerged, rooty clump of a fallen tree.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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