to order
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The Marine One incident also prompted air-traffic control to order an arriving flight—an American Airlines regional flight from Raleigh-Durham, N.C.—to go around and redo its approach, according to the FAA review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"The first question," says Steel, "is whether or not a unique order exists for these reactions. Once we could prove that there is one, the algorithm to order them became tractable."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The opticians' manager Fouad Mehdaoui told AFP he acted on a tip from his pharmacist wife, placing large orders of glasses early on, but even then was outrun by demand and had to order more.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
On any typical day, Alexis Sicairos and his girlfriend have a line of patrons waiting to order a banana buzz latte or a cloud matcha at their Los Angeles coffee stand.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Sherrilyn, her babysitter, liked to say that line whenever the food trucks came to the museum and she wanted to order before Aru.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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