commanded

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Much focus has been on the Starlink broadband service, which generates the bulk of SpaceX revenue and commanded an operating profit margin of 39% last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Rockies starter Tanner Gordon commanded his slider, throwing the pitch for strikes 74% of the time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

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

“Let’s have a look at the child,” commanded Industry Jongwe, and so Nhamo was made to stand and turn before the assembly.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer