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Given the makeup of the new Pac-12, which is lean and mean by design, any team that emerges with a conference title and fewer than three losses will be in contention for that CFP berth.
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
And was out of the frame, by design.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Fun is a good thing Contrasting the fisticuffs with off-ice humor is by design.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The Republican governor’s role in talking with the teams could also be by design.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
And was out of the frame, by design.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Fun is a good thing Contrasting the fisticuffs with off-ice humor is by design.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
The Republican governor’s role in talking with the teams could also be by design.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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