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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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But for anyone disturbed by the way To Catch a Predator executes its faux-law enforcement busts, the movie risks becoming viscerally unpleasant.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
That abyss, by the way, has spit out 19 seniors being selected to the Hall in the last seven years.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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