commanded
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Many of the original ventures that commanded huge market valuations fail.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Unified strike was dramatically averted with hours to spare on April 14 in a conflict that commanded local and national attention for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
In those days, the FA Cup commanded such a celebrated place in British football that thinking about it brings back so many rich memories for me.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Cook is an Alabama man, born in Mobile and raised during the halcyon era of Bear Bryant, who commanded the state for nearly three decades as the University of Alabama’s larger-than-life football coach.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
“Look down,” she commanded, in a whisper so soft that Emma might have just been reading her lips.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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