as in to order
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
that regional manager certainly likes to boss people around
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Guests can also order customized barrel heads, or lids, to take home.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
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Under pressure from the officer on the phone, Sandra, her fiancé, and other employees at the establishment are ordered to put Becky through a series of increasingly exploitative and humiliating experiences — all in the name of upholding the law.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Arsenal’s players have naturally been fully focused on delivering success this season, with some even instructing their agents not to discuss their future until the season was complete.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Applegate has also reportedly been instructed to stay clear of the 27-year-old Grammy Award winner‘s sister, Sarah, and her sister’s boyfriend.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2026
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Benjie Ancheta, police chief of Alabel town in Sarangani in the Philippines, told Reuters that the police building had some cracks immediately after the quake, which occurred during their flag-raising ceremony.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The suspect is likely the father of the two children, police told ABC-7.—
Noah Goldberg
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The neighborhood/area Housed in a former fort, the hotel occupies a commanding position over the village of Delwara.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Brazil will head off to their World Cup headquarters in New Jersey this week with a spring in their step after a commanding victory against Panama on Sunday night.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Arrest comes 40 years later Once they were done eating and interviewing Nash, the team asked him to go outside and look at some photos.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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The police are asking anyone with additional information about this incident to contact the Robbery-Homicide Division, Valley Section, Dets.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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“Boss (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boss%20%28around%29. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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