commanded
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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
The premium commanded by physical oil barrels over futures has fallen in recent weeks after shooting up earlier in the conflict when refiners and traders bid up every cargo available.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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
“Bork the Brave he was called. One day as he was sniffing for magic, his master commanded him to eat a magic bean to see what it would do.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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