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natural order

American  
[nach-er-uhl awr-der, nach-ruhl] / ˈnætʃ ər əl ˈɔr dər, ˈnætʃ rəl /

noun

natural orders plural
  1. Philosophy. the hierarchy seen to govern the universe, as derived from laws and principles seen as universal.


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By making injustice into a kind of orphan, oppression is made to seem like the natural order of things.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Reason granted each individual the potential to understand the natural order and discern good from evil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

The natural order was finally established when Piastri passed the Ferrari at Turn One at the start of lap five.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

In both tellings, the past was better — utopian, even — because people stuck to the "natural" order.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2024

He began complaining that we were all getting too soft, too dependent on creature comforts, and that we were losing touch with the natural order of the world.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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