order of business
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Recall that after the Rams lost in the NFC championship last January, team president Kevin Demoff’s first order of business was signing Snead and McVay to extensions that had been on the table all season.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Wolves will be preparing for life in the Championship this summer and their only order of business is the future of experienced right-back Matt Doherty, 34.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
But Takaichi's first order of business will be obtaining approval for Japan's budget for the fiscal year beginning on April 1 after the process was delayed by the election.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Myron Magnet, the magazine’s editor from 1994 through 2006, says he “hired Tony Daniels almost as the first order of business when I took over.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
But Liam’s next order of business upon returning to the minivan wasn’t to answer any of the number of questions Chubs threw his way about where we were going.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
