on the order of

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Recent Examples of on the order of Skillfully insinuating actors on the order of Tom Hollander (Treasurer Robert Hales) and Stephen Dillane (Archbishop Sudbury) add some spice to the film’s periodic seminars in court scheming and skulking. — Michael Phillips, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 On Friday, Morphew was arrested and jailed in Boulder County on the order of Alamosa County District Judge Amanda Hopkins. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The Lineup Gets Room to Wander A single stage puts a lot of responsibility on the order of the artists. — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Goldman Sachs projects on the order of $5 trillion of capital expenditures from these companies through 2030 across compute, data centers, and power. — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on the order of

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“On the order of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/on%20the%20order%20of. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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