second-in-command
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Longtime correspondent Scott Pelley was fired last month after confronting management about the May 28 dismissal of his colleagues Alfonsi and Vega along with the program’s executive producer Tanya Simon and her second-in-command Draggan Mihailovich.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Wadood, of Irwell Street, Bury, also played a key supporting role and was "second-in-command" to Hussain, the court heard.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
The trio strongly considered leaving in solidarity with their ousted colleagues Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi , Cecilia Vega and executive producer Tanya Simon and her second-in-command Draggan Mihailovich.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Under US sanctions since 2023, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was the second-in-command of IS worldwide, according to US President Donald Trump and the two militaries.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
Back in Voronezh, Aleksandr Gridnev now flew with Valentina Lisitsina as his second-in-command in their fast Yak fighters, and he continued to prove himself as the right commander for the 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
