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The last wildlife encounter of the trip was, as if by design, the best.
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Whether by instinct or by design, his passing was safer than that of centre-back partner Levi Colwill, but Acheampong was assured on the ball for most of a first half in which Palace struggled to put Chelsea under any sustained pressure.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
His religious ramblings and digressions aren’t always coherent or particularly clever, but that’s by design — and the real thrill comes from trying to determine, as Barnes and Paxton work to do, exactly what kind of psychopath Mr. Reed is.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
How to Fix Christmas Lights to Use Year After Year
3) Choosing the Wrong Lights
Christmas lights vary by design, color temperature, control, and energy efficiency.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Whether by instinct or by design, his passing was safer than that of centre-back partner Levi Colwill, but Acheampong was assured on the ball for most of a first half in which Palace struggled to put Chelsea under any sustained pressure.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
His religious ramblings and digressions aren’t always coherent or particularly clever, but that’s by design — and the real thrill comes from trying to determine, as Barnes and Paxton work to do, exactly what kind of psychopath Mr. Reed is.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
How to Fix Christmas Lights to Use Year After Year
3) Choosing the Wrong Lights
Christmas lights vary by design, color temperature, control, and energy efficiency.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2024
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“By design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20design. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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