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order of business

NOUN
the business to be taken care of
Synonyms
STRONGEST
order of the day
WEAK
agenda calendar docket frame lineup program of operation schedule schedule of operation schema things to be done time time scheme timetable to-do list

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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 their first order of business is the visa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Boeing’s first order of business is to grow plane production.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

Now that the government shutdown has officially ended, the next order of business will be a backlog of economic data.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

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

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