to order

phrase

: according to the specifications of an order
shoes made to order

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Prostate biopsies are lucrative for urologists, who can do them in their practice and therefore have an incentive to order them, and so is finding clinically insignificant cancers that can be actively monitored, potentially through further biopsies. Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026 The judge declined to order elections officials to offer electronic ballots to qualified disabled voters, saying the parties still disputed whether that was a reasonable remedy. ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted again Monday, prompting authorities to order evacuations in nearby communities. CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 Citizen suits often ask the courts to order a stop to the polluting activity, payments for reducing or cleaning up the harm done, and civil penalties paid to the government. Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to order

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“To order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20order. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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