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That evening, General Philippe Pétain arrived to assume command of the French forces.

Flynn was promoted and allowed by the Biden administration to assume command of U.S.

Bird, who turns 42 next month, empowered Stewart and Loyd to assume command on and off the court.

Brandon Judd, head of the Border Patrol Council, the agents’ union, said that in no case would Border Patrol agents have sought to assume command themselves.

Rounding out Crew 4 is Samantha Cristoforetti, 45, an ESA astronaut and Italian Air Force jet pilot making her second flight to the space station and slated to assume command of ISS operations during the team's six-month stint, becoming Europe's first woman placed in that role.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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