high command

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Recent Examples of high command Beyond its use as a motivational tool, the Army of Drones program allows the high command in Kyiv to adjust the targets their forces prioritize. Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025 Despite the high command’s efforts to reduce Korean aspirations to Cold War binaries, these reformers knew that their ambitions were broader and more diverse. Kornel Chang september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 The military high command’s response, four decades after the last junta ceded power, confirms Brazilians’ established respect for civilian authority and little desire to return to rule by generals. The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2025 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. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high command
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Noun
  • But Patrick Mahomes, who tore his ACL last December, is ahead of schedule and will likely be under center when these two teams square off in early November.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • The tension spilled into election issues, including accusations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized ballots in a voter‑fraud investigation, now at the center of a legal fight with the state attorney general.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The service The staff has a decent command of English here.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • Spencer Strider, who began the year sidelined with a right oblique strain and struggled with command upon his return last week, looked close to vintage form in Los Angeles.
    Jesús Cano, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The seats being full for the national anthem at each of their home playoff games is a sight not often seen at Southern California sporting events.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • She likely won’t be sentenced until fall (possibly close to the general election) but will — again, just a likely here — at best face home confinement and at worst more than three years in prison.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The flat-back design also keeps her head from being pushed against the seat.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Some climbed over seats and began obstructing the aisle.
    Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • At the same time, Anthropic argued that the US still holds several major advantages, including stronger chip ecosystems, leading AI companies, and broader access to capital for large-scale AI infrastructure.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • Legislation in Louisiana seeks to address the Supreme Court ruling by scrapping a district that snakes over 200 miles (321 kilometers) northwest from the capital, Baton Rouge, to Shreveport, creating a voting bloc with a majority of Black residents.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026

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“High command.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20command. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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