by definition
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A behest, after all, is by definition a command or at least a strong suggestion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
"If you sanction someone because they're doing some behaviour and they change the behaviour, then by definition the sanction cannot stay."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
“Independent verification is, by definition, a human institution. Someone has to stand behind the work. What changes is not whether humans are involved, but what they spend their time on,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
"Classified workloads are by definition opaque," said one organizing employee, who was not named in the statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Scraping fiercely for food and shelter, mad entirely for love, by definition.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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