be commissioned

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Ai, who was born in 1957 in Beijing, is the first artist living and working in the Asia-Pacific region to be commissioned for the series.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

“I’ve tended to be commissioned by people who look at my work as what it is,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023

The Cabinet Office has said a national memorial to the late Queen will be commissioned "in due course".

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship, built by Australian manufacturer Austal, became the first U.S. warship to be commissioned in a foreign port.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

Two more ships of the same class—the Caio Duilio and Andrea Dorea—are due to be commissioned this Autumn, and their completion will doubtless now be accelerated.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various