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Many of the original ventures that commanded huge market valuations fail.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Becerra, with his extensive legal and political background spanning decades, bears responsibility for exercising greater scrutiny regarding why managing a largely inactive account commanded significantly higher fees than standard professional rates.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
John “JV” Venable, who commanded operations at the Al Udeid air base in Qatar during his time in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Seyffardt was a Dutch general who commanded a Waffen-SS unit of volunteers on the eastern front before he was assassinated by resistance fighters in 1943.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
“Go change your dress, great-granddaughter. We’re going to visit your father,” he commanded her.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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