ordered

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A judge subsequently ordered the pair be placed in pre-trial detention, French and Portuguese media report.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

While on her call, she quickly ordered a pack from one of the lightning-fast delivery services that has cropped up in India.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

China's government launched an "uncompromising" investigation into the explosion, vowing to severely punish those responsible, and ordered a nationwide crackdown on illegal mining activities, Xinhua said Saturday evening.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

A highly ordered state naturally evolves into a disordered one, never the reverse.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

At that point President Truman ordered the development of the even more powerful hydrogen bomb.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson