- present participle of order.
ordering
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Barry watched the transaction, ordering a rib-eye steak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
They’re coming up with diets for people to follow and ordering the groceries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In late 2022, the company unveiled a smaller-format restaurant outside Fort Worth, Texas, designed around customers ordering ahead through an app and collecting their food from a conveyor system.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
To carry out the repatriation plan, he has welcomed Min Aung Hlaing -- previously shunned and credited with ordering the 2017 crackdown that sent legions of Rohingya fleeing to Malaysia in the first place.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I think it’ll do just that,” he said, leading her away from the truck, through the awning, toward the counter where people were ordering food.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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