ordered

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The commission ordered its inspector general to conduct an audit of the LAPD’s use of license plate reader technology, with the findings expected to be released in the summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The earthquake saw thousands of people ordered to evacuate in coastal areas of the southern Philippines and neighbouring Indonesia as tsunami warnings were issued by multiple countries and a regional warning centre.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It concluded that the ad was misleading and ordered Beauty Pie not to make such a claim unless they could back it up with evidence.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

A judge last month ordered his name stripped from it and halted his plan to close it for renovation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He ordered the soldiers to lower their weapons, told us all to stay right where we were, then followed the countess into her study.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo