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orderly

[awr-der-lee] / ˈɔr dər li /




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In this case, adding the silver nanoparticles allowed the DNA to conduct electricity while also helping its molecular units line up in a more orderly arrangement.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

I step off the restaurant’s orderly little terrace and make a slow serpentine path past makeshift dinner parties.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

"Our immediate focus is to support an orderly process, provide clarity wherever possible, and work with the relevant court-appointed administrators to preserve viable activities and employment where circumstances allow."

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Treasury yields typically rise and fall in an orderly fashion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The Constitution did not resolve these questions; it only provided an orderly framework within which the arguments could continue.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Behind the scenes, there are orderlies, administrative staff and dedicated doctors doing their best to save lives.

From MarketWatch May 1, 2026

These workers are high school teachers, bus drivers, doctors, nurses, orderlies, cops, firefighters and baristas who make sure the coffee is hot when the 9-to-5 workers show up at Starbucks.

From Washington Post Nov. 8, 2022

The hospital had a COVID-19 outbreak, the family heard from orderlies, but Shen had tested negative as of last week.

From Seattle Times Apr. 8, 2022

The two orderlies, who shared proof of their work at the facility, said they had been recruited recently to work at the hospital without being told about the situation.

From New York Times Apr. 1, 2022

All the way down the hall, until the orderlies told her to stop, she held on to my hand.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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