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commander

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


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“The magnitude of the investment potential is an incentive for a reunification,” said Brennan, who is deputy commander of U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The French were among the first, sending some 50 elite troops, said Gen. Pierre Schill, commander of the French land army.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Flanked on stage by mission commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, astronaut Christina Koch called for people on Earth to embrace their shared humanity.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The military is subordinate to its civilian commander in chief, and as chairman of the Joint Chiefs, he has no direct command of battlefield forces.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

And there was another problem: they weren’t crazy about their commander.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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