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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My sister, Louise, had spent hours perfecting the screechy, imperious cry of Starscream, only to use it when phoning the takeaway and ordering curry sauce and chips.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026 -
In the kitchen, as well as using vegetables grown in the garden or nearby, the hotel has adopted Meat Free Monday to encourage guests to order vegetarian meals at least once a week.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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In an early rehabilitation session, Sky director of health and human performance Jess Cohen instructed Vandersloot to attempt a simple mobility test by standing against a wall, raising onto the balls of her feet and attempting to squat down a few degrees.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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When Flight 507 aborted the landing as a precaution, the plane was instructed to turn right, in the direction of the other jet that was taking off.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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McMahon told me that another priority is patriotic education.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Don Cheadle told Entertainment Tonight in July 2021about tying the knot with his partner of nearly 30 years, Bridgid Coulter, during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Examples of the Ferrari 250 GT built by Boano have commanded impressive prices in recent years—a similar 1956 car once owned by the band Cream’s bass player, Jack Bruce, sold at the RM Sotheby’s Scottsdale sale in 2021 for $1,352,500.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2026
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On the Sonora stage Sunday, the 22-year-old Newark rapper-producer who arrived at the current screaming catharsis via a circuit of molting SoundCloud-era microgenres was at once dangerously commanding and euphoric while tearing through highlights from last year’s Revengeseekerz.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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Angelita Soriano, a spokesperson for the No Data Center group, asked Huddlestun to provide residents with an independent health impact study of the future site of the Amazon data center planned at 61st Avenue and Colorado Street.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Do your children ask to come with you on these races?—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Boss (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boss%20%28around%29. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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