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by the by

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as in by the way

by way of interjection or digression He mentioned by the by that he had never been to Paris.

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Luk, an only child who grew up surrounded by cousins, was amused by the way relatives can inhabit incompatible versions of the same history.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
And, by the way, calling out White for not appropriately defending her own player during a postgame news conference is well within the bounds of normal sports criticism.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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