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commander

[kuh-man-der, -mahn-] / kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn- /


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"There's a commander within them -- BC6 -- that leads them in relaying signals to the downstream target."

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

"They include service members and the former commander of the 155th brigade," he said in a social media statement.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Public rebukes followed Hegseth’s decision last month to effectively fire Gen. Chris Donahue, a respected four-star commander who came up the ranks through the special forces.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Gadi Eisenkot, the former top commander of the Israeli military, has seen his popularity surge of late, with polls showing his centrist Yashar party drawing roughly equal support to Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

A man named Gorringe, who is a commander in the United States Navy, has been put in charge of removing the obelisk and bringing it to America.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Last Friday he was filmed in military fatigues, meeting commanders where he claimed victories on the front line and promised to take yet more territory.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Militia commanders also collect the pay of so-called “ghost” troops—absent or nonexistent members, according to analysts who have studied the militias.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Some commanders singled out Iran’s stockpile of missiles and its proficiency in using drones as one of Khamenei’s main achievements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Fire commanders also failed to pre-deploy engines in the area on Jan. 7 despite dire warnings of extreme winds.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Our commanders wanted to maintain morale back home and did not want to frighten the civilians.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac




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