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• present participle of order.

ordering

British  

/ ˈɔːdərɪŋ /

noun

1. logic any of a number of categories of relations that permit at least some members of their domain to be placed in order. A linear or simple ordering is reflexive, antisymmetric, transitive, and connected, as less than or equal to on the integers. A partial ordering is reflexive, antisymmetric, and transitive, as set inclusion. Either of these orderings is called strict if it is asymmetric instead of reflexive and antisymmetric. It is a well-ordering if every nonempty subset has a least member under the relation

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The ICJ has already made one ruling in this case, ordering Myanmar in 2020 to "take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts" described by the Genocide Convention.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The company is also exploring new means of delivery and ordering, including through drones and texts to chatbots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Under CEO Niccol, Starbucks has tried to refurbish its coffeehouses to make them more welcoming, and has also moved to clean up its online ordering and pickup process.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

I saw enough to know that while she isn’t going to write the next “Don Quixote,” she isn’t limited to ordering at Casa Vega.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

I was at the mall with my mother one afternoon when I spotted Mister Mancini ordering a hamburger at Scotty's Chuck Wagon, a fast-food restaurant located a few doors down from the music shop.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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