order
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The discovery provides important evidence about how electrical order develops in this unusual crystal while also establishing a method for manipulating that order with light.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
Her order blocking the course’s closure is set to last through Nov. 28.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
Butler said in order to embody the stage persona of Garth Brooks, you "have to be passionate about his music"
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
"We need that coalition in order to be able to push back against the status quo," she told AFP in the run-up to her election.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Spying via telephone was such a modern concept I could barely even imagine such a thing, nor could I begin to think of what I could do in order to investigate.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Until recently, the convergence of those factors could mean long wait times for chicken, especially during blockbuster sporting events when the orders pile up and the pressure is on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
That represents an improvement of orders of magnitude over conventional methods, making it possible to obtain predictions far more quickly without substantially compromising accuracy.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
But notably, less than 1% of its earnings were for chips that actually entered Singapore, as the island acts as a hub for many Asian companies to place orders and send them elsewhere.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Yes, Your Honor. It is — the government is executing lawful orders of removal,” replied Justice Department attorney Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
“It’s a korma, left over from Eid. From the freezer, Zara. Eat it,” Mama orders, and I can tell that between Zayd’s crying and the burnt food, she is not in the mood for whining.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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A similar plan was briefly outlined as an option in a natural catastrophe resilience study ordered by Gov. Gavin Newsom this year in response to climate change and the Palisades and Eaton wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026
A nationwide ground stop has only been ordered one other time since all flights were banned from take-off for several days following the 11 September 2001 attacks.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
SpaceX’s founder, Elon Musk, ordered the restrictions on Starlink last month, The Wall Street Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
According to documents reviewed by AFP, city officials this spring ordered the property owner to halt demolition work over inadequate protection for nearby properties.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
But on this occasion, a fernibuster was just what the doctor ordered.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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In June, she obtained a default judgement after neither Vinted nor Mangopay responded to her claim, with the court ordering the companies to pay £1,207.50.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
The theft outraged Johnston, who encouraged Puyi to assert control over the imperial warehouses by ordering a full inventory of their holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The ICJ has already made one ruling in this case, ordering Myanmar in 2020 to "take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts" described by the Genocide Convention.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
She began cooking a day’s worth of meals at 8 a.m., or ordering takeout, to avoid the kitchen’s afternoon heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
I asked Josephine, who was ordering everyone around in the kitchen.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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