ordered
Example Sentences
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In February, he ordered the agency to stop nearly all its work and has been seeking to drastically downsize it since.
From Los Angeles Times
Last month, the city ordered Waymo and the company that operates the charging stations, Voltera, to stop overnight operations at the sites, arguing that the light, noise and activity there constitute a public nuisance.
From Los Angeles Times
Venezuelan authorities ordered national airlines to keep flying and stripped operating licenses from some foreign carriers that suspended flights.
Dominion Energy was among the S&P 500’s worst performers, dropping 3.7% after the Interior Department ordered a suspension of work on offshore wind projects, including Dominion’s.
Patel ordered a fleet of the high-end vehicles for the FBI, “for the purpose of being less conspicuous on his outings,” the report says, citing four anonymous sources familiar with the situation.
From Salon
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