command
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That said, he noted that the company’s premium brand enables it to command industry-leading gross margins.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
At the Beverly Hills Fire Department, he oversaw Emergency Response Operations, the Safety and Training Division, and System Integration and served as the department’s second in command.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Also on Monday, people in life jackets were pictured being taken into the border security command compound in Dover.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
It’s likely that effective leadership was lacking at every level of the military chain of command and resulted in the many issues that Mr. Spencer lists regarding the use of technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
I continue to receive messages from the command center warning me to stop, but I ignore them.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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Warrant Officer Lee Hargreaves, who commands the flight, said the training was mandatory for all personnel, "from pilots through to chefs, HR specialists through to musicians".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
During flight, the AI-based policy receives information about the robot's position and converts it into real-time commands controlling factors such as thrust force and torques.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
It commands nearly half of global sales of young people’s smartwatches, which exceeded $1 billion in the first half of 2026, according to technology market research firm Counterpoint Research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 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
“I don’t take commands from mortals,” he says with his customary cruel smile.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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The Unmanned Systems Forces, which he has commanded since June 2025, amounts to 2.5% of Ukraine’s armed forces, but it’s responsible for approximately a third of all Russian casualties in the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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
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
That girl had single-handedly faced down the Shetani; more than that, she’d commanded it.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Amazon said the Indiana facility would create 300 skilled manufacturing and engineering jobs, commanding average salaries of almost $100,000 a year, well above the state’s median household income.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
Gen. Yokoyama Isamu, commanding Japan’s 11th army, smashed into Hengyang on June 23 with more than a 2-to-1 troop advantage over the defenders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It’s a commanding portrayal, but I wish the production didn’t shrink from its protagonist’s fierceness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
After the last of the wounded were transported in, the commanding officer saluted Dr. Han, and then with one last bow, he and all his men boarded the trucks and drove off again.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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