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Example Sentences
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So while some of the show’s characters met untimely or tragic ends, Maddy came through the other side as someone more powerful: a Latina who didn’t fade into the background but, instead, commanded our attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
He said that Walmart’s U.S. general merchandise business commanded a 13.8% share of the market in fiscal 2011.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Since the beginning of the decade, the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index has commanded an ever-larger percentage of the overall index.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
That is about 29% below the multiple currently commanded by the second-most valuable company—Google-parent Alphabet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Both died as followers, doing the work they were commanded to do.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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