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Given that Europe’s drug exports may be exempted by virtue of the tariff agreement reached this year and a significant portion of drug exports from Asia are generics, the true potential impact of this policy remains murky.
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Joseph Choi, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
The Guardians ended up capturing a 5-2 victory to take the lead in the AL Central by virtue of a tiebreaker over Detroit.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
However, the Padres’ 1½-game deficit is greater because the Dodgers hold the tiebreaker by virtue of having won the season series.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
North America, by virtue of its natural and financial resources, is well positioned to continue to dominate global energy markets in this future, the report argues.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The Royals are currently trailing the Seattle Mariners — and now the Houston Astros, by virtue of a tiebreaker — for the third and final American League wild-card spot.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet in the absence of certain opportunities being offered to her by virtue of her acting pedigree or box office muscle, Chastain formed Freckle Films in 2016 to develop her own projects.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Less directly than author Nick Tosches did with his own 2002 book, the director winds up inserting himself into the material by virtue of that relationship.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Nvidia has shot to a remarkable $4 trillion-plus market cap and can move markets now by virtue of its tremors.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Joseph Choi, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2025
The Guardians ended up capturing a 5-2 victory to take the lead in the AL Central by virtue of a tiebreaker over Detroit.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
However, the Padres’ 1½-game deficit is greater because the Dodgers hold the tiebreaker by virtue of having won the season series.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
North America, by virtue of its natural and financial resources, is well positioned to continue to dominate global energy markets in this future, the report argues.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The Royals are currently trailing the Seattle Mariners — and now the Houston Astros, by virtue of a tiebreaker — for the third and final American League wild-card spot.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet in the absence of certain opportunities being offered to her by virtue of her acting pedigree or box office muscle, Chastain formed Freckle Films in 2016 to develop her own projects.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Less directly than author Nick Tosches did with his own 2002 book, the director winds up inserting himself into the material by virtue of that relationship.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Nvidia has shot to a remarkable $4 trillion-plus market cap and can move markets now by virtue of its tremors.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
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“By virtue of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by%20virtue%20of. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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