commanded
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Rockies starter Tanner Gordon commanded his slider, throwing the pitch for strikes 74% of the time.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Many of the original ventures that commanded huge market valuations fail.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Marsh, a leader in the property-and-casualty insurance brokerage industry, long commanded a premium valuation of over 20 times earnings as a “capital light” way to play insurance industry growth without taking underwriting risk.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
John “JV” Venable, who commanded operations at the Al Udeid air base in Qatar during his time in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Who wants to play a game where you can be commanded to do anything?
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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