to order

phrase

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

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In May of last year, an Army helicopter that was instructed to fly over the Pentagon helipad forced controllers to order two flights to abort landings at Reagan National Airport to prevent collisions. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Gilkar and Ahmed had previously asked a California court to order West to give birth there. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the motion to dismiss in Missouri federal court Wednesday, seven months after asking the court to order Nike to fully comply with the subpoena. ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 There’s the Caesar salad, famously invented right here in Tijuana at Caesar’s Restaurante (now operated by the Plasencia family)—and still prepared tableside, whole leaves of romaine dragged through the decadent dressing to order. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 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 13 Aug. 2026.

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