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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After Bukele asked for the contractor’s removal, Johnson ordered an investigation by embassy security officials.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025 -
African telecom companies are often at the mercy of government agencies that order the shutdowns, but pressure from the international community could increase accountability and compel the companies to deny unlawful or arbitrary shutdown orders, the researchers argued.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Starbucks revamped in-store condiment offerings, instructed store workers to write personal messages on cups again and aims to have drinks prepared in under four minutes.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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When using this approach, try to find recipes that already instruct you to use an alternative flour.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kelly opened her speech by telling the students that Charlie Kirk had been really looking forward to coming to this event.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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During tribal council, the Kele Tribe told host Jeff Probst that the decision was based on keeping the tribe strong.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trump opts to join Hegseth's pep talk to commanding generals.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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But Verse, the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year, is proving stout against the run and is commanding the attention with double teams and chips of a team’s top edge rusher, which has opened up Byron Young to notch five sacks through the first three games.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Both friends asked not to be named due to concerns about potential harassment.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Food and Drug Administration, Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Agriculture Department, the Labor Department, the National Park Service, and the National Nuclear Security Administration have all asked ex-employees to return to work.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Boss (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boss%20%28around%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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