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orderly

[awr-der-lee] / ˈɔr dər li /




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Appeared in the February 24, 2026, print edition as 'Please Don’t Punch the Orderly'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

"Orderly disposal includes not selling gilts into febrile markets whereby the Bank’s sales might increase the level of dysfunction, such that value for money cannot be achieved," he said.

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2022

Social media users began sharing the photo on Monday as Canada, along with more than 150 countries, adopted the non-binding Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2018

Orderly and lawful processes are good in themselves.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2018

In the Orderly Room sits our Lieutenant, Bertink, and calls us in one after another.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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