commander
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“Legitimately it’s one country—it belongs to us,” says Commandant Premanand Budhoo, commander of the Mauritian government’s paramilitary unit, which functions as the country’s armed forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The Prussian king admired the commander of the Continental Army.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
The following morning, Attenborough and his cameraman were taken to an army compound before being released by a commander.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
"Ultimately, the timeline will be dictated by the commander in chief," she told journalists.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
I was going to be the best of the best someday, commander in chief, but today’s simulation showed just how far I still had to go to get there.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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