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The phrase "and ordered to drop" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is instructed or commanded to let go of something or to cease an action.
Example: "The soldier was given the command to advance, but he was quickly ordered to drop his weapon."
Alternatives: "and instructed to release" or "and commanded to let go".
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She was imprisoned for questioning the judge's competence and ordered to drop her husband's name.
Were he living in Brooklyn, Keret would have been hogtied by a pack of rabid agents and ordered to drop the shtick and write a novel already.
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The aircraft was detected while shadowing the Bristol group, and Cardiff was ordered to drop back and engage.
According to police, Thomas was armed with a knife and fire extinguisher and was uncooperative when ordered to drop the items.
Instead, the ship was ordered to drop anchor and await relief by.
Amid yelling and orders to "Drop the fucking knife!" a gunshot rings out, hitting Peters in the torso.
The Newark police and the Essex County prosecutor's office said that as officers approached, Mr. Newkirk drew a.45-caliber pistol from his waistband and, ignoring orders to drop the weapon, raised it at them and was shot once in the head by Officer Ruane.
Buhman said after Hunt was initially hit by gunfire, he fled and disobeyed orders to drop the sword.
But in a moment of confusion, the traffic controller in Zurich ordered the Russian plane to "descend level 350, expedite descent" -- a direct and urgent order to drop from an altitude of 36,000 feet to 35,000 feet.
Updated 7 28 p.m. | A man who shot and killed a business associate and wounded the victim's wife in their home on Staten Island on Tuesday was fatally shot by the police after he pointed a gun at responding officers and refused orders to drop his weapon, the police said.
The city has indicated in court filings that it will present a variation of the department's initial explanation of the shooting: that Mr. Busch, 31, attacked an officer, was threatening others when he was shot and defied orders to drop the hammer.
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