by definition
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Young people are by definition less experienced and by nature more idealistic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
In other words, he seems to think that if the facility is enriching uranium at all, it is by definition military—i.e., its purpose is to build nuclear weapons.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by definition have plenty of marvelous memories when reflecting on the career accomplishments that led them to Cooperstown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Repealing the defence would, by definition, make this kind of reasonable parental behaviour prosecutable."
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
And how could anyone experiment on the unconscious, which, by definition, seemed to defy laboratory techniques of testing?
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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