written order

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Nunley said he would draft a written order, which is expected by Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A written order to deploy the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, which is made up of roughly 3,000 soldiers, is expected in the coming hours, two U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

“This list should give pause to anyone—no matter his or her political beliefs—who cares about the rule of law,” Schiltz, an appointee of President George W. Bush, said in a written order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Boasberg's written order, released later, did not include the demand that deportees in transit be returned.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

A major was giving a lecture on military precedence: Howard could not be relieved except by written order or by Meade in person.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara