out of order
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It’s not a traditional rhythm section, but if anything were out of alignment, it would throw the entire entity out of order.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
And about a third are out of order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
On Monday Mr. Khanna’s amendment was ruled out of order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who has acted as a referee in the upper chamber of US Congress since 2012, deemed the provision out of order on Saturday, Democrats said.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
Also it smells bad: at least one washroom toilet is out of order, and people fart more on planes, as my brother has had occasion to observe before, having taken a lot of plane trips.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
