by definition
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By definition, extreme forecasts are hard to ignore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
By definition, that means that other people will be going into these camps over time.
From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026
By definition, pop music is inextricably tied to its time period, the subject matter and sound speaking to its modern, often younger audiences.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
"By definition and by regulation. I think it will be perhaps a reset of the performance of everybody."
From BBC • May 6, 2025
By definition, aesthetic is “that which concerns the beautiful.”
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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