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commander

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


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These aircraft can only be called in after approval by the fire service incident commander, and when the landowner has "contractual arrangements" in place to cover the costs.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Coast Guard’s San Francisco sector commander, said there was a “high probability” that the missing individuals were trapped inside the vessel.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

In 2011, a Blue Angels commander stepped down after he and his team performed a dangerous, low-altitude maneuver at an air show in Lynchburg, Va.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

"There's a commander within them -- BC6 -- that leads them in relaying signals to the downstream target."

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

The office, I realized, of the commander in chief of the Academy.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The demonstrations came as the president held two days of meetings with top military commanders, amid media speculation he could be looking for a replacement for army chief Oleksandr Syrsky.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Union commanders amplified all those advantages by tapping private northern rail networks, created for commerce, which were far more extensive than the Confederacy’s sparse connections.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Fire commanders also failed to pre-deploy engines in the area on Jan. 7 despite dire warnings of extreme winds.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Many German commanders, Mr. Hargreaves reveals, felt Rommel favored “speed first, not safety,” and Rommel’s impulsiveness “frequently bordered on recklessness.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

And that the Soviets had dozens of hydrogen bomb warheads in Cuba during the crisis—plus tactical nukes that Soviet commanders were ready and willing to use if attacked.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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