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order about

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verb

  1. (tr) to bully or domineer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For months, Wall Street had speculated that China would order about 500 aircraft from Boeing, after nearly a decade of not ordering any.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

And at the end of proceedings on Friday, Mr Engoron said he would issue a written order about what can be said about his clerk.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023

Like many supermarket operators, Majid Al Futtaim Retail uses artificial intelligence to monitor and order about 90% of food supplies for its Carrefour stores across the Middle East.

From Reuters • May 3, 2023

And with the Tampa Bay Rays’ batting order about to turn over, the Nationals had their top two late-inning arms — Hunter Harvey and Kyle Finnegan — ready to roll.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

When his father had first dropped the order about Pax, Peter had steeled himself and said, “No. I won’t do it.”

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

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