- present participle of order.
ordering
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To carry out the repatriation plan, he has welcomed Min Aung Hlaing -- previously shunned and credited with ordering the 2017 crackdown that sent legions of Rohingya fleeing to Malaysia in the first place.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Not long ago, ordering a nonalcoholic beer at Oktoberfest could draw puzzled looks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Dangote Industries has already started soil tests and is ordering equipment for the refinery, according to group vice president Devakumar V.G.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
You were simply ordering from the lousy ones.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
After ordering me in no uncertain terms to apologize to Aunt Loma, he put his arm around my shoulders.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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