command
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"You have five separate forces operating on the ground without a proper unifying chain of command," said Diego Da Rin, a Crisis Group analyst.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Depending on the role, his baritone voice could command a legion of Starfleet officers, superhero mutants or a royal court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
While many actors are typecast, he moved effortlessly from Shakespeare and Dickens to the command of the USS Enterprise and his famous wheelchair in X-Men.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
It could formally join his governing coalition, a rare but not unprecedented arrangement, or offer outside support by abstaining from key votes, allowing his bloc to command a parliamentary majority without formally joining the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
On the other end of the line a voice—a young man, they were all young men —picked up the line, in his own trench, in his own command post.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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"Don't let them hear you. Silence, silence," commands one of the officers leading the search.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Engineers activated its light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, which function as adjustable light sources that can produce different colors and brightness levels under commands from Earth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Among its capabilities, according to Apple, is that Siri on the HomeView can take voice commands to add items to a shopping list while the user is cooking dinner for the children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
It commands nearly double the valuation of the typical stock in the French CAC 40.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
It was done only by voice commands, not by reins.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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The company posted a pronounced miss on search revenue, which fueled fears about whether AI will indeed eat away at the search dominance that the company has commanded for decades.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The country’s Counter-Terrorism Service, a U.S.-trained force known for battling ISIS, commanded an estimated 14,000 soldiers as of 2024, fewer than the militias.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Donald, who frequently commanded double-team blocking, made a memorable play near the end of the second quarter with the Giants — who had feasted on a Williams fumble — threatening to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gen. Harold G. Moore, who commanded a cavalry unit at the late 1965 Ia Drang battle, fretted how the war was “devastating to the morale and effectiveness of every American unit in combat.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
They continued to regard themselves as people of the covenant, selected and commanded by their god to go into the wilderness to build the new promised land.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Bass continues to hold a commanding lead among likely Black voters, who favor her over Raman by a 71% to 13% margin, according to the Berkeley IGS/L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
But while commanding the Enterprise, he managed not neglect the theatre.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Eisenhower led the US war effort against Nazi Germany, commanding the D-Day landings that launched the phase of conflict leading to Adolf Hitler's defeat.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Could we be making up for all our screen time by commanding group bonding between the Idareds and the Golden Delicious?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Nearly a year later, Washington and Count Jean B. de Rochambeau, the general commanding the French troops, began planning a real attack on New York.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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