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The phrase "originally designed to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to indicate something was intentionally designed to do something in the past, and that design may have since changed. For example: "The park was originally designed to be a place of relaxation, but it has since been converted into a sporting complex."
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Bluetooth was originally designed to eliminate cable clutter.
The programme was originally designed to prepare Bangladesh for earthquakes.
Hedge funds were originally designed to offset risk.
Sunscreens were originally designed to include mainly UVB-filters.
YaDiV has been originally designed to process medical DICOM datasets.
Existing processing was originally designed to maximize oil extraction.
Internet was originally designed to facilitate communication and research activities.
The economies of television favour long-running shows, even ones originally designed to self-destruct.
But Twitter's database was not originally designed to be searched like Google's was.
It perverts and undermines what it was originally designed to do.
CHIP was originally designed to cover the children of the working poor.
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