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commander

[kuh-man-der, -mahn-] / kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn- /


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Speaking to broadcaster CBC, Canada's top military commander, General Jennie Carignan, said they are in contact with the cadets involved and any response they may have.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The IDF said it had targeted an acting Hamas commander.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

In late August, the SBU detained the Russian fighters’ deputy commander, Stepan Kalpunov, holding him for a week without charges, according to his lawyer, Taras Borovsky.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Al-Shabaab also exploits artisanal gold mines along the northern Cal Madow Mountains, according to Abdullahi, the former Somali commander.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

She’d been the best Glitcher to ever grace the steps of the Academy, a fact that had quickly catapulted her up the ranks until she was named the first female commander in chief.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

A former senior Navy officer and a retired Navy operations officer told me that past commanders have occasionally filed statements warning of risk—similar to the non-concur notes.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

During the first hour, pine grove owners urged fire commanders to light a backfire a few hundred yards from Le Porge.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

Not all of those who are trained want to stay back, she said, but those that do receive orders from trained crew commanders, including on when it's time to leave.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Navy access to the Gulf if it decides to sail through the strait, analysts and former senior military commanders say.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Orders were sent to commanders in the field in Virginia, chasing down leads based on early but false information Stanton received from tipsters.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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