ordered

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China ordered 200 Boeing planes, fewer than expected.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It responded after Netanyahu and his foreign minister issued a statement saying they had ordered the "initiation of a defamation lawsuit".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The court sided with Puterbaugh and ordered the nonprofit to pay him $250 as restitution for his donated vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan federal court on Friday and was ordered detained pending trial.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Get moving as quickly as you can, Nell,” she ordered, pinching a few stickpins between her lips as she hurriedly tried to hem a pair of black pants.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan