in order
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However, if someone wants to put all groceries on their credit card — I’ve had friends volunteer to do this in order to get points — that has also worked out well, in my experience.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
In today's more globalised world, he thinks "investigating authorities are having more and more difficulty fulfilling their duties: to investigate independently and make solid recommendations in order to improve aviation safety."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It accelerated the opening of the wider exhibition in order to bring it to Angelenos at a time when, the museum felt, people especially needed it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“But in order to have that, you need to have a strong security and defense cladding to ensure a political environment that can guarantee safety of all those who want to be nonviolent.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
As you can imagine, here, too, an explanation was in order.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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