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Part of that was by design for a Philadelphia organization that historically has relied on rotating a deep crop of defensive linemen to maintain a steady, effective pass rush.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
But the job of an acting U.S. attorney is, by design, a placeholder, not someone tasked to bring vision to the office or dictate new policy.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Detail from a brush—a string of pearl-like dots, say—might be later applied, but the artist’s hand is elided by design.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
The money-siphoning system run by the insurance industry is complicated by design.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
But the job of an acting U.S. attorney is, by design, a placeholder, not someone tasked to bring vision to the office or dictate new policy.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Detail from a brush—a string of pearl-like dots, say—might be later applied, but the artist’s hand is elided by design.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
The money-siphoning system run by the insurance industry is complicated by design.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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