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  • present participle of order.
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Despite coroners ordering post-mortems for 51% of deaths reported to them, a dearth of pathologists willing to work for coroners is leading to huge backlogs of up to a year.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

“Black men are definitely ordering more protein,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

For property giant Evergrande, the face of China's real estate woes, an excruciating saga that has dragged on for years culminated on Thursday with court rulings ordering fines and jail terms.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Attorneys general from Iowa, Arkansas, and Missouri had sought an injunction against the EPA to stop them from ordering states to evaluate their water utilities’ cybersecurity operational technology when they conducted inspections.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

It’s weird—there’s no one behind the counter, no one ordering food, no one at all anywhere.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen




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