assume command
Example Sentences
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Flynn was promoted and allowed by the Biden administration to assume command of U.S.
From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2022
Billie J. Farrell is scheduled to assume command at an on-board ceremony Jan. 21.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2022
When McCain was shot down over Vietnam and taken prisoner, his father was poised to assume command over the entire Pacific theater, and his captors knew they had a potential propaganda coup on their hands.
From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2018
But he wasn’t willing to take orders from Ned Stark’s son Jon Snow, and when Jon ordered him to assume command of Castle Greyguard, he openly defied him.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2017
That evening, General Philippe Pétain arrived to assume command of the French forces.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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