put in order
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For years, the housing market has been starved for inventory with sellers opting to stay put in order to hold on to their low mortgage rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Explicit effort needs to be put in order to curtail it.”
From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2023
The helicopters broadcast messages in the Huitoto language recorded by the children's grandmother urging them to stop moving and stay put in order to give the army a better chance of finding them.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2023
He said an announcement of the death had been delayed while matters involving Mr. Anger’s estate were being put in order.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
The coats of mail, the helmets, the lances, pikes, bows and arrows were being put in order, and the great two-handed sword hung on the wall.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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