by design

Example Sentences

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Google pushed back, insisting Android is open by design.

From Barron's

"They make their products addictive by design so they automatically have hooked in children and adults."

From BBC

But it also leaves one realizing that “A Private Life,” despite the commanding leading lady holding its center, is a bit mixed up by design.

From Los Angeles Times

The head of a central bank is someone with an alternative pole of power who, by design, must speak truth to power.

From BBC

Family systems are, by design, infantilizing to the youngest members, and that hierarchy can persist for both parents and their children, regardless of how much money anyone earns.

From MarketWatch