command
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“Before you can command a ship, a platoon, a flight of fighters,” he told graduates, “you must be able to command yourself.”
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Meanwhile, in a rare public appearance at the Grand Mosalla mosque in Tehran that was covered by state media, Ali Abdollahi, the head of Iran's central military command, struck a defiant tone.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
Harris added: "In the future, when I travel by Tube, I won't be able to stop myself thinking you could fit a command post in here."
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Researchers increasingly view the hypothalamus as a central command center for aging itself.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
I still do not have a message from the command center.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 5
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