in/of the order of
idiom
British
: around or about (a specified number) : approximately
The government has spent in the order of ten million dollars on the project.
He receives something of the order of 100 emails a day.
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The front cover of the order of service has been designed by British artist Charlie Mackesy, according to Kensington Palace.
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Kathy Rose O'Brien, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Contestants are given a category and then arrange events, items or people order — such as arranging six actors in the order of their worldwide box office gross.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Voters can select three candidates from the ballot paper in the order of their preference.
—Krishan Francis, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2024
This was done in the order of 36 hours or something to that effect.
—CBS News, 11 Aug. 2024
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Kathy Rose O'Brien, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Contestants are given a category and then arrange events, items or people order — such as arranging six actors in the order of their worldwide box office gross.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
Voters can select three candidates from the ballot paper in the order of their preference.
—Krishan Francis, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2024
This was done in the order of 36 hours or something to that effect.
—CBS News, 11 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for in/of the order of
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