take orders
Example Sentences
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“Brazil is a sovereign country with independent institutions, and it will not take orders from anyone,” Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
For example, it means there could be less need for staffing registers to take orders.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2025
The world’s largest restaurant company plans to use Nvidia’s technology to power more AI agents that can take orders at drive-throughs and call centers, according to a news release from Yum Brands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
Del Taco began testing the technology in 2022 but announced in February of this year that it would no longer use voicebots from Presto Automation to take orders in the drive-thru.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2024
She seemed quite willing to take orders if she saw the sense of them, so he told her to go and clear a table in front of the café.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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