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  • past participle of order.
  • past tense form of order.
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ordered

[awr-derd] / ˈɔr dərd /


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And because Kendall didn’t disclose that she was paid to promote the ill-fated festival, she was ordered to pay $90K in restitution to the event’s duped investors.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026

It alleged Google pressured phone makers using Android to pre-install its search engine and Google Chrome browser -- essentially shutting out rivals -- and ordered it to pay a 4.3-billion-euro fine.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

A three-judge panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal unanimously decided last week it will uphold the conviction, but ordered Weinstein’s trial judge to resentence him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

"It is time for Whitehall to accept that growth cannot be ordered from the top down - it can only be nurtured from the bottom up," Burnham said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

As the Japanese tightened their grip on the Philippines, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered General MacArthur to leave the Philippines and relocate to Australia so General MacArthur could regroup, strategize, and return, ready to fight.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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