commander
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Her father, a military commander, is killed by the British Army during the French Revolutionary Wars of the late 18th century, and her mother dies during childbirth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The disruptions so upset her neighbor Richard Corriea, a retired San Francisco police commander, that he helped lead the effort to restore the route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
I drove past my neighbor, an Air Force squadron commander, who was getting into his car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Chris Pearson, city commander for Nottinghamshire Police, said the arrests were made "very quickly" after officers were called to the scene.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
A fierce and focused soldier, she was awarded a medal for rescuing fifty of her wounded comrades in one battle, and was even made a commander.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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A raft of military commanders were later fired, and Israel's domestic intelligence chief left his position.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
These tools can help commanders by automatically identifying enemy vehicles from drone feeds or tracking ammunition expenditure to predict resupply needs, Matthaidess said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Incident commanders also lost the confidence of on-the-ground personnel who were, at times, forced to act without the approval of commanders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
In his most draconian move yet, the Pentagon polygraphed some 50 high-ranking military officers and civilian officials on the Joint Staff, which coordinates operations, policy and war plans with combatant commanders worldwide.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Our commanders wanted to maintain morale back home and did not want to frighten the civilians.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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