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Trump's team maintains such similarities with Project 2025 are not by design.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Joshua Jackson’s foray into dark drama was never by design.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
New commercial architecture has a limited lifespan, by design.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
External reviews typically lack forceful language, perhaps by design.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Joshua Jackson’s foray into dark drama was never by design.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
New commercial architecture has a limited lifespan, by design.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
External reviews typically lack forceful language, perhaps by design.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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