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Contrived by design, the premise eventually earns enough goodwill for one to play along.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
The hard truth is that Big Tech companies cannot be trusted to make their platforms safe by design because meaningful safety measures would cut into their bottom lines.
—Marsha Blackburn, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
The catastrophe happened on April 26, 1986, when a routine safety test at Chernobyl’s Reactor Four spiraled into the world’s worst nuclear accident, caused by design and operational errors.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
The most inviting space, by design, is the office’s roomy kitchen area, which features free coffee and snacks, as well as sliding doors that open to an outdoor patio.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
The hard truth is that Big Tech companies cannot be trusted to make their platforms safe by design because meaningful safety measures would cut into their bottom lines.
—Marsha Blackburn, Time, 1 Dec. 2025
The catastrophe happened on April 26, 1986, when a routine safety test at Chernobyl’s Reactor Four spiraled into the world’s worst nuclear accident, caused by design and operational errors.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
The most inviting space, by design, is the office’s roomy kitchen area, which features free coffee and snacks, as well as sliding doors that open to an outdoor patio.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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