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What makes this worse is that Apple doesn’t have much competition, seemingly by design.
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 5 June 2024
Don't expect any long-term video streaming on this option, which is likely by design.
—PCMAG, 4 June 2024
The maneuver, through a procedural move known as a discharge petition, is all but certain to fail for lack of Republican support, but that is by design.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 4 June 2024
Pharmacies are the new health care Drugstores have become bigger sources of care in recent years, sometimes by design or necessity — especially for customers who work multiple jobs and can’t easily get to a doctor.
—Kasturi Pananjady, Fortune, 3 June 2024
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Wes Davis, The Verge, 5 June 2024
Don't expect any long-term video streaming on this option, which is likely by design.
—PCMAG, 4 June 2024
The maneuver, through a procedural move known as a discharge petition, is all but certain to fail for lack of Republican support, but that is by design.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 4 June 2024
Pharmacies are the new health care Drugstores have become bigger sources of care in recent years, sometimes by design or necessity — especially for customers who work multiple jobs and can’t easily get to a doctor.
—Kasturi Pananjady, Fortune, 3 June 2024
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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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