Example Sentences

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More governments are ordering military equipment amid rising geopolitical strife.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Lead times for semiconductor capital equipment are usually six to nine months, meaning customers are ordering in advance, Mizuho’s Klein noted.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

They also are still determining how to hook up plumbing, sewage and electricity on site and are ordering books, computers, supplies and furniture, the mayor’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

Big companies from Microsoft to Paramount and NBCUniversal are ordering workers to show up to the office more often.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 22, 2025

I barely hear her over the ceaseless beating of the drums, which are ordering all graduates to the armory to pick up our ceremonials— the armor of a full Mask.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir