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in order

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as in good

meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation I believe a round of applause is in order.

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Recent Examples of in order Her parents had drained swamps in order to create arable land and served in the Haganah pre-state military organization. — Natasha Mozgovaya, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 The official asked not to be named in order to speak candidly. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 First of all, with its WFI, it's meant to process a tremendous amount of data in relatively short periods of time in order to survey gigantic zones of our cosmos. — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Congratulations are in order for Finneas and his longtime love, Claudia Sulewski, who have officially tied the knot. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in order

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