by definition

Example Sentences

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They are “highly sought-after doctors and medical professionals, reporters, students, teachers, business owners, caretakers, and others who have been repeatedly vetted and by definition have virtually no criminal history. The government apparently needs urgent authority to send them to a country in the middle of an active war,” the lawyers said.

From Los Angeles Times

The Syrian immigrants who are protected under the program include “doctors and medical professionals, reporters, students, teachers, business owners, caretakers, and others who have been repeatedly vetted and by definition have virtually no criminal history,” their lawyers wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The effectiveness of strategic stocks in calming prices ultimately depends on the duration of closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as stock release is by definition an interim and short-term measure,” the chief economist says.

From The Wall Street Journal

By definition, occupying the gray area between a bar and a restaurant, taverns aren’t fancy.

From The Wall Street Journal

By definition, one of the five major Hollywood studios taking over another is consolidation.

From BBC