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by design

Deliberately and purposefully; as one planned or intended. I assure you that everything you saw has happened by design.

See also: design

by design

On purpose, deliberately, as in Whether by luck or by design, his application was accepted. This term, originally put as on design, uses design in the sense of "plan." [First half of 1600s]

See also: design