by virtue of
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And by virtue of longevity, Netflix has the top market share of viewers, meaning it can also offer talent a sizable paycheck.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
So Bennett, by virtue of experience in the system and his performance Saturday, appears to have the edge to back up Stafford on a team that is favored to win Super Bowl LXI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
His swift appointment as Labour leader, and prime minister by virtue of Labour's huge parliamentary majority, came without him putting forward a clear plan for how he will achieve his aims.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I believe the United States has led by example, by virtue of what we’ve invested as a percentage of our GDP,” Tillis said in an appearance at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Or does the whole colony have, by virtue of the interconnections of so many small brains, the collective intellectual power of a huge contractor?
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
