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in order

in order that . So that, to the end or purpose that, as in In order that Bob can meet my husband, we've come early . [Early 1700s]
See in short order .
in order to . For the purpose of, as a means to, as in We'll have to hire more help in order to finish on time . This usage always precedes a verb, such as finish in the example. [c. 1700]
In proper sequence or arrangement, as in The children lined up in order of size , or Are the letters all in order? [c. 1400]
Suitable, correct, appropriate, as in A few words on this subject are in order now . [Mid-1800s]

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In order to minimize losses from the Dodgers’ record $8.35-billion local television contract, Spectrum markets itself as the exclusive way to see the Dodgers and leverages that exclusivity to sell subscriptions for other packages and services.

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She claims that America wants to destroy Russia and provoked it into invading Ukraine in order to impose draconian sanctions on the country.

From Salon

The receivers say Crypto.com is holding $11.4 million in FTX funds that had been deposited with the exchange under a false name in order to conceal FTX’s involvement in trading on outside exchanges; despite months of effort by FTX, Crypto.com has refused to return the funds.

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The ONS ran a regular survey through the pandemic: testing randomly chosen people in order to estimate the number of people who had the virus.

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Ms Bolton told the Today Programme that he is "absolutely still struggling" and frustrated over demands for information he must provide to the Department of Work and Pensions in order to receive benefits.

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