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orderly

[awr-der-lee] / ˈɔr dər li /




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"Thirty-five men walking down a road silently with no bands in an orderly fashion; there is nothing to fear," she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

There as here, they play opposites: Woody, a self-styled anarchist, the loose-living Oscar; Matthew, thinking about government, the orderly Felix.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The selloff in the U.S. bond market has been mostly orderly in recent weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The researchers found that this organization became less orderly with age, suggesting that deterioration in genome structure could be a fundamental feature of brain aging.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Until Barack started campaigning, I’d had no exposure to the orderly bustle of an Army base or the modest tract homes that housed service members with families.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Behind the scenes, there are orderlies, administrative staff and dedicated doctors doing their best to save lives.

From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026

Urban health clinic workers, from doctors to nurses and orderlies, are historically underpaid in these environments.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

She reserved her deepest attention for the orderlies who came in to change her bedpan and her sheets.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2023

These workers are high school teachers, bus drivers, doctors, nurses, orderlies, cops, firefighters and baristas who make sure the coffee is hot when the 9-to-5 workers show up at Starbucks.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2022

Last of all came orderlies with stretchers between them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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