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in order



















ADVERB
systematically
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PREPOSITION
up
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Instead, Pratt declined an invite to their only other scheduled debate and never bothered with the forums civic groups across the city held in order for their members to hear from candidates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“The markets are not working on their own in order to get the scale that we’re delivering,” the U.K. business secretary said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The trustees, however, include in their report an estimate of when the trust funds would be depleted if combined, in order to illustrate the actuarial status of the Social Security program as a whole.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

West Ham also issued a statement, saying Sullivan had denied any "illegal conduct" and was leaving "in order to avoid disruption to the club while he addresses the matter privately".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Our families needed women’s income in order to survive, so as a result most of us worked.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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