ordered
Americanadjective
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neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized.
an ordered office.
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done according to specific principles or procedures.
an ordered method of assembling the parts.
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conducted according to certain precepts or rules.
an ordered way of life.
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"I did not come here to be questioned. I came to express my demands," he said before the judge ordered his removal, the opposition-leaning Bir Gun newspaper reported.
From Barron's • Jul. 8, 2026
Flores, who had been out of jail on bond, was ordered to begin his prison sentence on Aug. 18.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026
France meanwhile ordered its 2.5 million civil servants to replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with Visio, a domestically built videoconference platform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026
As a result of the task force, McLucas ordered an overhaul: public lockers, of which there were 14,000 total in 140 airports, would be moved to more secure areas.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026
Penelope shooed them into the night nursery and ordered them to nap or read in their beds until Margaret arrived with the hot-water bottle.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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