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command

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






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A month later, the Resolution and another ship, the Adventure, set sail under Cook’s command to the southern oceans in search of a hitherto unknown continent, fancifully known as Terra Australis Incognita.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Hockney lived by that command for the rest of his life, turning out canvas after canvas, photo after photo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Satellite images show that its command centre in Tehran was damaged by a strike around 4 March, with an adjacent building entirely levelled by the attack.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

He returned in 2019 aboard Soyuz MS-13 and served as commander of Expedition 61, becoming the first Italian and the third European to command the station.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

But all that changed when the unit 4 operators arrived at the command center with news of its explosion.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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