ordered

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In a statement of intent, the airline ordered 132 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and last June signed for 25 Airbus A350-1000s, with an option for 50 more.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Later that month, the Foreign Ministry ordered Iran’s ambassador out of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Despite being ordered not to attend, Turner went along anyway.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The judge refused to end the toy Sam giveaway, but ordered Pioneer to stop using the Olympic rings and L.A.’s star-in-motion symbols.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

All of us—hundreds of workers plus the oxen—were ordered to go to the front of the sled.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman