by design
Example Sentences
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He said any taxes that are imposed are nondiscriminatory by design.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
But you wouldn’t know this — the packaging is left unmarked by design.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
"Clinical trials are the gold standard, but by design, they are slow," says Guntuku.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
“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
Though none of this was by design, it proved to be the best possible setting for those who had been imprisoned in Germany.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
