commanded
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Shares of Microsoft now trade at 25x forward earnings, a significant discount from the 33x multiple they commanded a year ago.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Her husband was Abu Omar Saraqeb, who commanded a coalition of Islamist and jihadist factions that took control of Idlib in 2015 and was killed in an airstrike the following year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Jet fuel and diesel were particularly hit and commanded high premiums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
"That first half was brilliant. England dominated, commanded and controlled everything," added former England wing Ugo Monye.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
They continued to regard themselves as people of the covenant, selected and commanded by their god to go into the wilderness to build the new promised land.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
