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The Dodgers then went down in order to end the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Nobody wants to order mozzarella sticks anymore, they want the adventure of finding the best secret combo of mozzarella sticks dipped into various sauces in the cornucopia of a Chili’s Triple Dipper.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
A deprivation order may be issued by a court when a person is convicted of animal welfare charges.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
We were advised to return the bonus and take out a home-equity loan in order to preserve our ACA subsidy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
When it was over, I felt like someone had disassembled me and put my pieces back together in the wrong order.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The government is trying to free-up space by reducing the number of short-term prisoners and strengthening community payback orders.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Super Micro had said in a preliminary report last month that it saw new orders reach more than $60 billion in the June quarter, helping propel its backlog to record levels for fiscal 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Alexis Romero, attorney specializing in economic and environmental justice, argues in Slate that these new orders push the boundaries of both U.S. and international law.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
The company said it took in $4 billion worth of AI infrastructure orders from hyperscalers in the fourth quarter, bringing its total for the fiscal year to $9.3 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Sitting at the head table and barking orders to the hundreds of workers who had crammed into the space after the quake, Superintendent Yoshida began to take stock of his reactors.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
In observing the Los Angeles Ballet at rehearsal, Claire Salinda distills the appeal of ballet core: How slippers and satin can make you feel more confident, secure and ordered in a chaotic world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Burnham has ordered the justice secretary to come up with a plan to create more space in jails by September.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The devices can be ordered starting Wednesday and will be in stores from August 20.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The signals emerge from interactions between the ordered electrons and excitations created in the material by light, known as excitons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
Booksellers who had ordered a thousand copies found they could sell five thousand.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
In 2020, during his first term, he ended a nearly two-decade moratorium on the federal death penalty, by ordering 13 executions over a six month period.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“People are ordering and picking up later,” Park explains, “queues are shorter… delivery apps also help.”
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
The court, though, did acknowledge that social media also has benefits and didn’t go as far as ordering Meta to change its algorithm and recommendations because it affects content on the platform.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Some establishments have hired executives to manage all the technology needed to power reservations, customer relations and online ordering, said Chris DeSaye, vice president of Information Technology for Gibsons Restaurant Group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
My dream was someday ordering a drink and finding out it tasted wonderful.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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