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by virtue of what



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“We have a great opportunity by virtue of what we have achieved.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

I never want “Sunday in the Park With George” to be a movie, just by virtue of what it is, how it’s produced, what it’s about.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022

That is to say, the mask would conceal your face, but it would show a part of your personality by virtue of what kind of mask you chose to wear.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2020

"A lot of people felt it was dirty and noisy, which it was, because coal by virtue of what it is, coal is dirty," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2019

"But by virtue of what right do you presume to violate my dwelling and my personal liberty?"

From An Historical Mystery by Katharine Prescott Wormeley


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