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The programmer is insulated by design, having deliberately built a system whose behavior is meant to unfold without direct control.
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Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
That is partly by design, hewing to a structure that mirrors Evans’ own process of addiction and grief.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
But this community of musicians on Ocean Avenue sprung up less by design and more as a byproduct of affordable housing shrinking to an ever-smaller pool of neighborhoods, among them Midwood, a middle-class residential area in south-central Brooklyn nestled between Marine Park and Bensonhurst.
—Daniel Yadin, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
The ubiquity is all very on-brand for ESPN and Disney — and by design.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
That is partly by design, hewing to a structure that mirrors Evans’ own process of addiction and grief.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
But this community of musicians on Ocean Avenue sprung up less by design and more as a byproduct of affordable housing shrinking to an ever-smaller pool of neighborhoods, among them Midwood, a middle-class residential area in south-central Brooklyn nestled between Marine Park and Bensonhurst.
—Daniel Yadin, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2026
The ubiquity is all very on-brand for ESPN and Disney — and by design.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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