by design
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“That was by design — to infuse the club and the community and grow that,” Reynolds said of he and his partner’s aims.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Academic experts say the system’s secrecy is by design.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
That uncertainty is by design, according to Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
This ambiguity is, at least partly, by design.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Once the balls left the lot, they would, as if by design, search for a sewer to go down.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
