commanded
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Sam commanded top dollar as an Olympic-licensed property.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 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
Autocratic monarchs once left an echo of their glory in the ruins of the megaprojects they commanded at the peak of their unchallenged power.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The article mentions dive-bombers and night bombers, although the reporter didn’t point out that the aviation regiment commanded by Yevdokia Bershanskaya was made up entirely of women.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
