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command

[kuh-mand, -mahnd] / kəˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /






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The board was told a chain of command failed to properly deal with the case.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

To be clear, these A.I. agents are remarkably advanced and sophisticated chains of command.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2026

The command of Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces and Ukraine's human rights commissioner of Ukraine said all the civilians they had evacuated from Kursk region had been handed over to Russia.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Malaysian crude grades have continued to command significant premiums over global Brent benchmark, helping cushion revenue losses from lower outright oil prices, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

At the princess’s command, the broom leapt into the air just above the first few children that lunged at them, then shot forward like an arrow, straight at the monsters blocking the doorway.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Offering an apparent window into the company’s marketing strategy, ZRON’s slide deck touts a tool that allegedly allows users to monitor screens, log keystrokes and execute commands on computers running the Windows operating system.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

"Maybe in the future they don't need me to give commands to AI anymore," she said.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Air Marshal Alan Gillespie, who serves as the director general of the Defence Safety Authority, urged all commands to consider the 44 recommendations made by the service inquiry panel.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

A superintelligent AI system that ignores human goals or misinterprets commands could, naysayers say, scramble people’s bank accounts, disrupt essential water and power supplies, or take over missile-launch systems.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

It was fiction, of course, but there was one real-sounding passage that made Kennedy wonder, a detail about the football—the briefcase with nuclear commands.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Sikes says she was less familiar with fan favourite Weaver before the curtain went up and was impressed with how she commanded the stage.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

But Ossoff’s remark also commanded attention, feeding a boomlet that helped bump up his standing in polls of the hypothetical 2028 presidential primary.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

British actor Tim Curry, who famously commanded attention as the seductive mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in cult classic oddball musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Gen. Fitz-John Winthrop of Connecticut led an overland attack, while a Boston fleet was commanded by William Phips.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

“Let the title parade begin!” commanded Dr. Zinchenko.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Now you’re landing all these powerful, commanding and sometimes villainous roles.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The visitors were in a commanding and deserved position at half-time, McGinn's opener making him the club's all-time record European goalscorer with 12.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

The posts ranged from imagined meetings with George Washington to reshaping Iran in his own image, but some of the most striking portrayed the president commanding futuristic military forces.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

An absorbing contest featuring some sensational points saw the Americans fight back again in the decider, only to falter from a commanding lead in the tie-break.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

She drew strength from the older man’s steadfast support and intellectual nourishment from his commanding intelligence, which grappled with a wide range of issues, from anticolonial movements in Africa to presidential politics here at home.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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