by appointment
idiom
: by an agreement to meet at a particular time
The doctor sees patients by appointment only.
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Browne launched his label in 2001 in New York’s West Village, first operating by appointment only, and has since won the CFDA Menswear Designer Award in 2006, 2012, and again in 2016.
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Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 27 June 2024
Hialeah’s charter specifies that a permanent vacancy resulting from death, resignation, recall, court order, or other lawful action shall be filled by appointment, by resolution, by an affirmative vote of at least four council members within 30 days of the vacancy.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
Entry price: Free trial session by appointment, 1,500 baht ($40.75) for day passes, 6,000 baht ($163) a month, or 45,000 baht ($1,222) year, with unlimited access to facilities and group classes.
—Luis Campuzano, WWD, 15 June 2024
The contracts are also available for public review on request and only by appointment with DDC.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
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Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 27 June 2024
Hialeah’s charter specifies that a permanent vacancy resulting from death, resignation, recall, court order, or other lawful action shall be filled by appointment, by resolution, by an affirmative vote of at least four council members within 30 days of the vacancy.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 26 June 2024
Entry price: Free trial session by appointment, 1,500 baht ($40.75) for day passes, 6,000 baht ($163) a month, or 45,000 baht ($1,222) year, with unlimited access to facilities and group classes.
—Luis Campuzano, WWD, 15 June 2024
The contracts are also available for public review on request and only by appointment with DDC.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024
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“By appointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20appointment. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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