marching orders
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Ms. Spanberger’s idea is to leave UVA without clear leadership for months, until she can appoint new board members to give the college new political marching orders.
The announcement may interfere with his marching orders from Friday, when he directed the Justice Department to conduct an investigation into prominent Democrats found in the Epstein files.
From Salon
Did Nexstar and Sinclair take marching orders directly from the White House, or did their leaders just seize an opportunity to curry favor and demonstrate obedience in advance?
From Salon
That son, now a 23-year-old man, said he no longer responds unquestioningly to his father’s marching orders.
From Los Angeles Times
And thus Rob Pelinka, their newly minted president of basketball operations with a newly extended contract, has been giving his summer marching orders.
From Los Angeles Times
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