in order
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The court heard the men resorted to a "secret rota" of sleeping in shifts and eating animals from the vessel's catch in order to survive.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“I had to separate myself completely from my family in order to survive,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Inclusion in major indexes can significantly boost demand for a company’s shares from institutional asset managers that must buy in order to track their benchmarks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Federal statutes require the secretary of defense, or secretary of one of the services, to jump through various hoops in order to delay the promotion of an officer.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
So she told Mrs. Thayer to return tomorrow in order to clear the mists around her Present and Future.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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