order around
verb
ordered around; ordering around; orders around
: to tell (someone) what to do
I'm tired of my sister ordering me around.
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Taking it slow Kodali thinks Amazon will need a lot of people placing orders around the same time from the same or adjacent apartment buildings for the 30-minute service to be cost-effective.
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Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Police said that a 31-year-old DoorDash driver was dropping off an order around 6:30 a.m. when a suspect came up and demanded his property and car keys.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Elicker said the city has hired the Police Executive Research Forum to conduct an analysis of the program’s policies and provide a report on its findings, which will be used to draft a new general order around the permanent version of the program.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
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Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Police said that a 31-year-old DoorDash driver was dropping off an order around 6:30 a.m. when a suspect came up and demanded his property and car keys.
—Ashley Paul, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Elicker said the city has hired the Police Executive Research Forum to conduct an analysis of the program’s policies and provide a report on its findings, which will be used to draft a new general order around the permanent version of the program.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Order around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20around. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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