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Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Rami Malek are engaging in a psychological game of chess in writer-director James Vanderbilt‘s historical drama Nuremberg that chronicles the efforts to bring the Nazi high command to justice after World War II in the Nuremberg Trials.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Yet Xi probably sees such suffering among the high command as having a salutary effect.
—Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025
The shock of the atomic bombs was the critical factor in breaking the deadlock among the Japanese high command.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
Yet just three years later, most of the Nazi high command would be in the dock at Nuremberg, charged with the most outrageous crimes of the century.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Yet Xi probably sees such suffering among the high command as having a salutary effect.
—Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025
The shock of the atomic bombs was the critical factor in breaking the deadlock among the Japanese high command.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
Yet just three years later, most of the Nazi high command would be in the dock at Nuremberg, charged with the most outrageous crimes of the century.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high command
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The source of the flare is an active galactic nucleus, or AGN — a bright, compact region at the center of a galaxy — and it’s powered by a supermassive black hole that is actively feeding on material.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Global capability centers have evolved far beyond tech support, but their growth presents challenges for multinationals and Indian cities alike.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Despite these measures, investigators acknowledge that Brazil’s penitentiaries remain the backbone of command and communication for its largest criminal organizations — a paradox that the state struggles to contain.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Lakers had two days off going into their meeting with the Hawks, who mustered only 20 fourth-quarter points in a 109-97 home loss to the Toronto Raptors in a Friday night NBA Cup matchup.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Back at the birthday congregation in Mumbai, a sea of fans surges outside Khan’s home.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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The margin will narrow by one seat once the government reopens and the winner of a special election, Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, is sworn in.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Democrats also performed well in one red state election, flipping two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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Criticism of India As the leader of the US’ largest city and financial capital, any mayor of New York is given an outsized role on the world stage.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The next morning, Burgher parents—oblivious to the fighting that had broken out in the capital—had lined the walkways and cheered as their children filed into schools with pencils and notebooks and tense faces, some bravely managing a smile, others rigid with fear.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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“High command.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20command. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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