follow orders
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Current and former officials describe him as an unrelenting figure who expects subordinates to follow orders without question.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
Did he resign in quiet protest rather than follow orders that he saw as unlawful?
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
The aviation authority said commercial airlines must now issue an in-flight announcement and report those who do not follow orders.
From BBC • May 29, 2025
It allows prosecutors to take down a mob boss, for instance, instead of just the guys who follow orders.
From Salon • Aug. 17, 2023
The boy froze, torn between his duty to follow orders and his loyalty to Hans and his unit.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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