commissioned

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The company commissioned its Stillwater, Okla., magnet-making facility.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

And he has commissioned the repainting of the reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Cadbury, along with other chocolatiers, was commissioned by Queen Victoria to produce thousands of tins of chocolate for British soldiers fighting in South Africa.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

By 1927, even the grow-or-die Chamber of Commerce was worried about vanishing open space, and it commissioned a report on what to do about it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

When I was commissioned, less than a year from that moment, I was told I was one of the youngest officers in the entire United States military.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore