command
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Stupnikov was sitting in the Mykilske command post one day in June when his commander suddenly threw up his arms in exasperation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The weary soldiers have made it safely to the command post.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“They feel that command gets away with a lot of things that the rank and file does not,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The government aims to recover 7,000 sets of remains by July 2027, "a political task of special importance but also a command from the heart", according to Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
On the other end of the line a voice—a young man, they were all young men —picked up the line, in his own trench, in his own command post.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Engineers activated its light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, which function as adjustable light sources that can produce different colors and brightness levels under commands from Earth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
When a politician displays moral clarity under pressure, it commands attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
"They sell these individuals to military units and regional commands facing manpower shortages, or traffic substitute recruits on behalf of wealthier individuals seeking to buy their way out of service."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“A pair generally commands a higher price,” Pagello says.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Soon the vampire ladies were too busy fighting one another to shout any commands.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Investors may now be less willing to pay the premium multiples that the stock has historically commanded, the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Donald, who frequently commanded double-team blocking, made a memorable play near the end of the second quarter with the Giants — who had feasted on a Williams fumble — threatening to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gen. Harold G. Moore, who commanded a cavalry unit at the late 1965 Ia Drang battle, fretted how the war was “devastating to the morale and effectiveness of every American unit in combat.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
A veteran of battles for the right to divorce and abortion, Bonino was a former member of Italy's Radical Party who commanded respect across the political spectrum.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Or was it the long mean pole that hung on the wall behind the desk that commanded respect?
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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The department hasn’t found any evidence that its automated license plate reader data have been shared with any immigration enforcement agency, said Dean Gialamas, commanding officer of the LAPD’s Information Technology Bureau.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
But even its shares aren’t commanding the premium they once did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Ultimately this was a tremendous debut performance from the new mistress of meringue, showing a side of Nigella we have not seen before: quirky, commanding, funny – but also humane," she concluded.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
I read such stories aloud and adhered to commanding officers’ warnings to keep “notes to the boat” free of any references to stress at home, lest we lower troop morale.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The commanding officer dismissed us and I lingered outside of his door longer than I needed to, straightening and fiddling with my uniform.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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