as in to order
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
that regional manager certainly likes to boss people around
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On Friday a federal judge blocked DOGE from accessing the Treasury payment system while a court challenge proceeds and ordered any material downloaded from the system to be destroyed.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025 -
My ex is asking the judge to order me to pay more child support and to equally share in the expenses.—
Wendy Hickey,
Boston Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Education institutions were instructed to review their policies; cease efforts to circumvent bans of race considerations or its proxies; and end contracts with third parties that consider race.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025
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The House resolution raises the debt ceiling by $4 trillion and instructs congressional committees to find at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years, only partially offsetting the tax cuts extension.—
Brett Rowland | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Feb. 2025
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His home was reportedly raided by the FBI on Wednesday, a family member told TMZ, but said Hantz left the Bandidos gang last year.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Black told Forbes that while secure messaging apps can be a crucial means of communication for military personnel, their utility cuts both ways.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The terms of their new deals were not immediately available Friday night; neither player is expected to command a significant salary.—
Dennis Lin,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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But the power of his legendary voice commands their respect.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Yes, the president was asked directly, is there anything that Elon Musk cannot touch?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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But there are obvious questions — not asked during the portion of this interview that aired today — of Musk’s conflict of interest as a government contractor and Trump’s appointment of him to lead DOGE.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Boss (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boss%20%28around%29. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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