standing orders
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It can continue to meet its financial obligations — with everything from standing orders related to cellphone bills and utilities to rent or mortgage payments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Dennis Dick saw the sudden jump in stocks and reflexively hit the red “Cancel All” button on his trading screen, instantly pulling all of his standing orders for stocks like Nvidia and Microsoft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Those documents are still being analysed but the campaign says they show there were standing orders for repeated blood and urine tests of military personnel and Indigenous communities at the test sites.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
His group tried to get the FDA to approve a shortcut similar to the standing orders that enable pharmacists to deliver anti-influenza medications when there are flu outbreaks in nursing homes, Worz said.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024
He could have been reading from a set of standing orders.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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