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
The drinks company published a statement on its investigation into the ransomware attack, which had crippled its operations across its factories in Japan and forced employees to take orders by pen and paper.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
For example, it means there could be less need for staffing registers to take orders.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025
Minguela helped take orders of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, before heading out to make deliveries around 8 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025
The Judenrat were the Jews the Nazis put in charge of the ghetto, and they had special police officers who had to take orders from the Nazis.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
