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command

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






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The command also rejected an Iranian military claim that Tehran controlled the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

HomeView is meant to act as a family command center, controlling connected features such as lights, locks, thermostats and cameras.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Ma Moe San Pan's case highlights a grim mutation of the junta's mandatory conscription laws: mounting pressure from the higher levels of the regime has created perverse incentives further down the chain of command.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

It is different outside biotech, where companies including health-tech concern Oura have postponed IPOs because they couldn’t command the terms they were seeking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Despite its tragic history, in November 1863, Confederate navy lieutenant George Dixon agreed to take command of the vessel and to raise a seven-man volunteer crew.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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

It commands nearly double the valuation of the typical stock in the French CAC 40.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

L.A.’s top litigator commands a budget of nearly $200 million, plays a role in shaping city ordinances, and wages court battles on behalf of the public.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Jacob commands the knights, holding out his hands.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

The Unmanned Systems Forces, which he has commanded since June 2025, amounts to 2.5% of Ukraine’s armed forces, but it’s responsible for approximately a third of all Russian casualties in the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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

It was renamed Pershing Square at the end of World War I in 1918, in honor of the general who commanded U.S. forces in Europe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

“Mrs. Clarke, have some chocolate brought to my wife’s chambers,” Lord Fredrick commanded.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

And tech darlings are no longer commanding the multiples that they once did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

I read such stories aloud and adhered to commanding officers’ warnings to keep “notes to the boat” free of any references to stress at home, lest we lower troop morale.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Now you’re landing all these powerful, commanding and sometimes villainous roles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Sabalenka held a commanding set and a double break lead against 25th seed Diana Shnaider before capitulating to a 3-6 7-5 6-0 defeat.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Sergio imitated the commanding tone that Gideon had had in his voice, and people stepped out of the way without question.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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