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He asked for help identifying them in order to report them to the police.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Net new annual order value reached the highest level in four years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
Customers in Prime Air’s service areas will see the option for drone delivery on the Amazon website if their order is eligible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
The shop owners say the fundraiser will help place a core restock order, fill gaps on the shelves and give the shop some breathing room while sales continue to build.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
I organized them in order of importance, if there even was such a thing, because which one wasn’t important?
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
As the Plaskett fire continues to grow, more evacuation orders and warnings were issued across the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Caesar orders his friend to marry and divorce to satisfy dynastic imperatives, and forcibly adopts Agrippa’s children when it suits him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Flash August PMIs showed manufacturers in some Asian economies, including Australia and India, grappling with rising costs, while demand for goods remained strong as new orders picked up and business confidence improved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was removed in June on the orders of Cooper but the area where it was taken down remains covered by a white tarpaulin and scaffolding.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
He turned away from the map and began barking orders into a two-way radio, directing a search party to head immediately for Fish Head Bay.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
He took me to the Arthur J and ordered an expensive bottle of French red wine and paid for our meal with cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
A judge ordered him detained pending extradition proceedings, prompting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to send Texas Gov. Greg Abbott a formal request for Castro’s extradition.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
He was three when dictator Adolf Hitler ordered Norway's invasion by Nazi Germany early in World War Two.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"All rescue teams have been ordered to stand by in place and wait for further instructions," it said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Nim ordered, and ran all the way to the cave and back again without even stopping to look out to sea.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
"We are masters in our own house," the prime minister said on Saturday, just hours after breaking off trade talks with the United States and ordering his negotiators back to Ottawa.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Black men are definitely ordering more protein,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
“If you’re going out and ordering those five drinks, some other bill is not getting paid, and that’s not sustainable.”
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
I’m ordering one as soon as I can to replace my Ford Maverick Hybrid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It's bad enough that Brick's ordering us all to go to this whacked-out march in the first place.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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