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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 science of willpower is that there is part of the brain toward the front, toward the lateral prefrontal cortex, that is in charge of ordering around the rest of your brain.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

Jen Rouse, managing director of the Team GB Foundation, says ordering is becoming more precise and the amount left over is reducing.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Recently, I was ordering coffee at a neighborhood café, one location of a regional chain.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes granted a renewed motion for a preliminary injunction, ordering the agencies to make sweeping changes at the detention center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Three NSB officers in their beetle-black uniforms pound on the Biermans' door, ordering Mr. Bierman to come out.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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