second-in-command
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Under US sanctions since 2023, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki was the second-in-command of IS worldwide, according to US President Donald Trump and the two militaries.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
There was Friar herself at Square in 2012, where she became Jack Dorsey’s second-in-command, helping steer the payments startup through a turbulent public offering more than a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Greg Apt, a former public defender who served under Gascón as second-in-command of the unit that prosecutes police cases, said he quit last year out of frustration with the new leadership.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
He said Cheney was "everything a president should expect as a second-in-command".
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
Frank Wild, his second-in-command, had been with him on his two previous journeys south and had spent a total of six years in Antarctica, logging more than 5,000 miles of sledging.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
