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NBCUniversal has ordered a TV adaptation of the popular New York Times puzzle Wordle that will be hosted by Savannah Guthrie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Last month, the FCC ordered eight ABC-owned television stations to file an early license-renewal request, a move typically used when the agency is preparing to fine or challenge a broadcast licensee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

It ordered that the independent panel's report be referred to an impeachment committee.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

A woman jailed for five years for lying about her qualifications to get a senior nursing job has been ordered to return less than £300 of her fraudulent earnings.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

They had been ordered with terrifying strictness to say not one word about Veronika’s letter or any other topic until their mother decided the moment was right to spring the news on the captain.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood