second-in-command
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According to the Jewish Federation’s lawsuit, the “Adam and Eve” paintings were part of a vast collection seized from prominent Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker by Hermann Göring, Hitler’s second-in-command.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was late March when Joe Teirab, the second-in-command at Minnesota’s U.S. attorney’s office, received an urgent email from Washington.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s COO, left the company this week to “start something new,” just a few weeks after Altman’s second-in-command, Fidji Simo, stepped down over health issues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
His second-in-command, the president of the New York Fed, would follow with a hearty endorsement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“My second-in-command, Miss Mari Nakamura, our chief operating officer.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
