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Sam commanded top dollar as an Olympic-licensed property.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Since the beginning of the decade, the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector Index has commanded an ever-larger percentage of the overall index.
From Barron's • May 29, 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
The Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey commanded the entrance to the heavily fortified Dardanelles, the narrow waterway connecting the Aegean Sea with the Black Sea and Russia beyond.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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