public function by_args( array $args ) {
		/**
		 * Some key arguments have been passed as arrays but will require unpacking.
		 * Due to the dynamic nature of the ORM implementation this is a curated list
		 * that should be updated here. Do not try to move this conditional unpacking logic
		 * in the ORM: this is an issue the proxy function should handle ad-hoc.
		 */
		$requiring_unpack = [ 'date_overlaps', 'runs_between' ];
		foreach ( array_intersect( array_keys( $args ), $requiring_unpack ) as $key ) {
			$this->by( $key, ...$args[ $key ] );
			unset( $args[ $key ] );
		}

		return parent::by_args( $args );
	}