by design
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I started wondering how a band like that got past the velvet rope and realized that none of it was by accident, it was all by design.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"Clinical trials are the gold standard, but by design, they are slow," says Guntuku.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
But “Never Be the Same” finds Thompson operating at an even higher level of craft than he has in the past, something that was by design.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
An AI CEO is frictionless by design, which also makes it self-guarded by design.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
And then Moss realized that was probably by design.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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