put in order
Example Sentences
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“Explicit effort needs to be put in order to curtail it.”
From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2023
The helicopters broadcast messages in the Huitoto language recorded by the children's grandmother urging them to stop moving and stay put in order to give the army a better chance of finding them.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023
He said an announcement of the death had been delayed while matters involving Mr. Anger’s estate were being put in order.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
The president said he had "put in order" Mexico's relations with the United States.
From Reuters • Apr. 21, 2022
He didn’t want his father’s universe to be disturbed and he wanted his own to be put in order again.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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