by definition
Example Sentences
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In terms of the latter, buy-and-hold strategies are by definition always invested and therefore always earning the equity risk premium—the extra returns investors get for owning risky assets like stocks over risk-free alternatives like Treasuries.
From Barron's
Except that by definition, we can’t all be geniuses.
From MarketWatch
“A bundle, almost by definition, means you’re paying less for the two services together than you are apart.”
From MarketWatch
By definition, pop music is inextricably tied to its time period, the subject matter and sound speaking to its modern, often younger audiences.
From Los Angeles Times
Mark Hoplamazian, CEO of Hyatt Hotels, said in a Nov. 6 earnings call that a reduction in air travel “by definition” means there are fewer people flying and thus needing to stay at a hotel.
From Barron's
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