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
"We're halfway there. We've got a lot of golf to go," he said, adding that his next order of business would be getting some rest.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
And the defensive guru’s first order of business was not attacking game planning for the Green Wave, but duct taping the Rebels back together.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
The first order of business, once everyone was settled, was the Tolling of the Names.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
