in order to

PREPOSITION

for

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WEAK

after as beneficial to concerning conducive to during for the sake of in contemplation of in exchange for in favor of in furtherance of in order to get in place of in pursuance of in the direction of in the interest of in the name of notwithstanding on the part of on the side of pro supposing to to counterbalance to go to to the amount of to the extent of toward under the authority of with a view to with regard to with respect

PREPOSITION

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WEAK

so that one may

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Sources said the proposed plan calls for increasing academy class sizes before and after the Olympics and Paralympics in order to offset resignations and retirements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Fery delayed his full-time transition to the ATP Tour in order to follow the routes of fellow alumni John McEnroe and the Bryan brothers to the top.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

The companies previously said they would divest the business in order to address concerns, though Getty would later walk back on the offer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

Any human population needs exchanges with the outside world in order to reproduce itself over time.

From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026

Spying via telephone was such a modern concept I could barely even imagine such a thing, nor could I begin to think of what I could do in order to investigate.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

in order to

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