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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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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

To carry out the repatriation plan, he has welcomed Min Aung Hlaing -- previously shunned and credited with ordering the 2017 crackdown that sent legions of Rohingya fleeing to Malaysia in the first place.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Microsoft initially lost, with a federal judge ordering the company to be broken in two, though that order was later overturned on appeal and the case was ultimately settled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Summoning the will to surrender that power he’d trained all his life to inherit, to the Guardians of the Universe ordering him to betray his friend, is a Herculean act.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

The gentlemen didn’t ask any questions this time, just ordering coffee, and Malcolm brought them a naphtha lamp before going through to the kitchen to set the cups up.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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