written order

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Nunley said he would draft a written order, which is expected by Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A written order to deploy the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, which is made up of roughly 3,000 soldiers, is expected in the coming hours, two U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

“This list should give pause to anyone—no matter his or her political beliefs—who cares about the rule of law,” Schiltz, an appointee of President George W. Bush, said in a written order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"The narrower written order may well represent a more considered judgment by the court about the proper exercise of its powers," they wrote.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

A major was giving a lecture on military precedence: Howard could not be relieved except by written order or by Meade in person.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara