commander
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A Ukrainian sniper commander whose call sign is Coyote said troops are still needed to take and hold positions, and snipers are part of that infantry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“Let’s let the commander in chief lead,” Columbia Spectator, Jan. 28, 1987.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
Otherwise it would just be a major coincidence that Rubio and Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of Southern Command, posed for a photo in front of a map of Cuba.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Zambada also said two of his bodyguards, one of them a Sinaloa state police commander, have not been “seen or heard from since.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
The German commander surrendered on January 31—despite orders cabled from Hitler to fight to the death.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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