by way of

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Alex Montero, who said he met Abdulkarim in the warehouse that night, obtained screen recordings of the videos by way of a mutual friend on Facebook.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

These are poets who sought to alter the reader’s perception of reality by way of arresting, often sense-defying arrangements of language and imagery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This time, we’re seeing the actor’s answer to “The Studio,” only instead of satirizing the industry’s artistically cheapening franchise obsession, it warns of the full extinction of originality by way of ChatGPT.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

"I'm just a really big game show fan," she says by way of explanation.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Adèle, when lifted in, commenced kissing me, by way of expressing her gratitude for my intercession: she was instantly stowed away into a corner on the other side of him.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë