commanded
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Many of the original ventures that commanded huge market valuations fail.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Seyffardt was a Dutch general who commanded a Waffen-SS unit of volunteers on the eastern front before he was assassinated by resistance fighters in 1943.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Unified strike was dramatically averted with hours to spare on April 14 in a conflict that commanded local and national attention for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Cook is an Alabama man, born in Mobile and raised during the halcyon era of Bear Bryant, who commanded the state for nearly three decades as the University of Alabama’s larger-than-life football coach.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
“Have fresh flowers brought in, first thing,” she commanded.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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