to order
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One of Burnham's first acts in Downing Street was to order a review which limited the range of people who would be eligible.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Telecom buyers used to order lasers in the hundreds; Nvidia and the cloud giants want hundreds of millions.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The suit requests the court to order the DOJ to provide the requested unredacted records.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
The note and other evidence persuaded an appeals court in 2024 to order Chey to give his ex-wife 35% of his assets, amounting to nearly $1 billion at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He sent a telegram to order Grant back to Washington at once.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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