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command

[kuh-mand, -mahnd] / kəˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /






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The brigade command post in Mykilske, where Stupnikov often sat behind a set of screens, was decked out with chairs, sofas, carpets and large-screen televisions looted from local homes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The weary soldiers have made it safely to the command post.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“They feel that command gets away with a lot of things that the rank and file does not,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Until the interview, Russia’s military command had no proof Stupnikov was alive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

I continue to receive messages from the command center warning me to stop, but I ignore them.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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

"They sell these individuals to military units and regional commands facing manpower shortages, or traffic substitute recruits on behalf of wealthier individuals seeking to buy their way out of service."

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The pilot can issue commands to the shooter through the drones’ speakers until police arrive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

With “Digger,” Iñárritu commands — to quote “Real Housewives of New York” alum Kelly Bensimon — “You come up to me; I don’t go down to you.”

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

He soared exultingly up and up, paying no heed to his father’s anguished commands.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

At the beginning of the year, Anthropic commanded three-quarters of that total.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

Indeed, the man who commanded the biggest audience at the convention was not Kash Patel, Afroman, Jack Dorsey, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other of the celebrities present.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Hush! Let me handle this, for it is worse than I thought. Margaret, tell me the whole story,” commanded Mrs. March, sitting down by Meg, yet keeping hold of Jo, lest she should fly off.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

After serving in Afghanistan, Barbabella was eventually named the commanding officer at the Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point in North Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The department hasn’t found any evidence that its automated license plate reader data have been shared with any immigration enforcement agency, said Dean Gialamas, commanding officer of the LAPD’s Information Technology Bureau.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

A first win at Villa Park this season, three first-half goals with six in total and a commanding Champions League victory - all in the biggest European win in their history.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

During a Thanksgiving call in November 2018 to sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan, an older Nimitz-class carrier with steam catapults, Trump asked the ship’s commanding officer his opinion of steam versus electric catapults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The commanding officer knocked on the door of our living quarters, Mae’s and mine, the morning after Brightwood, the morning after what happened.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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