be ordered

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The verdict in the class action securities lawsuit means the world's richest person could be ordered to pay billions of dollars, according to damages calculated by jurors.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

In-state refineries would no doubt be ordered to make a priority of producing jet fuel for the military, but then shortages of gasoline and jet fuel for commercial airlines would ensue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

They can be ordered online and delivered in unmarked packaging to all 50 states.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

The suit will seek the termination to be declared unlawful, and that the EPA be ordered to reinstate the program, the attorney general’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

These children, this mother and father, might be ordered to the back of a truck.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom