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[awr-der] / ˈɔr dər /










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In one case, Posner misunderstood an order from his boss, and drafted an opinion coming out on the wrong side of the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

It reports that a second celebrity has been granted a legal order to stop allegations of sexual misconduct being reported.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

But in order to make it as an artist, you have to have some strong self-determination to keep going, which can be difficult.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

He stressed that US forces were acting in order to halt Iran's capacity to build a nuclear weapon.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

I piled the straw on top of me and worked the treadle as if I were pumping in order to breathe.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Charu Chanana of Saxo Markets said losing some market share would be "manageable" for Nvidia, but "if its troubles start delaying customer orders, infrastructure investment or financing decisions, the implications could be much broader."

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

The number of Uber and Uber Eats orders made by AI agents over the busy Halloween week, out of 320 million total orders that week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

The volume of orders for penalties and other financial relief secured by the Securities and Exchange Commission in fiscal year 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Standing orders give the presiding officer discretion to decide if contributions to plenary sessions - meetings of the full Senedd - use "discriminatory or offensive language".

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

“Will Roz take orders from me?” asked Jad.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Two senior Ukrainian government officials said it was unclear who had ordered the renewed speed limit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

But SoftBank ordered so many turbines that, even after fully supplying the world’s largest gas power plant, it was left with reservations for far more than it could possibly use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Cathay Pacific has ordered 11 more Airbus jets with a list price of $5.1 billion, the Hong Kong airline said Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

United States District Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor agreed — you know her as a Supreme Court justice now — and ordered the old collective bargaining agreement reinstated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Don Quixote learned that the man owed the boy some back pay, so he figured out how much it was and, menacing the man with his lance, ordered the farmer to pay what he owed.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

In June, she obtained a default judgement after neither Vinted nor Mangopay responded to her claim, with the court ordering the companies to pay £1,207.50.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

The theft outraged Johnston, who encouraged Puyi to assert control over the imperial warehouses by ordering a full inventory of their holdings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The ICJ has already made one ruling in this case, ordering Myanmar in 2020 to "take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts" described by the Genocide Convention.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Judge April Mack ultimately ruled against Jackson and upheld an eviction filing, ordering that he vacate the property, arguing against his claims that the leak had made the unit uninhabitable.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“I think it’ll do just that,” he said, leading her away from the truck, through the awning, toward the counter where people were ordering food.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith


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