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high command

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Recent Examples of high command While the Nuremberg trials put the Nazi high command on trial, there were still many, many Germans in the SS or who worked at concentration camps who were able to return to everyday life. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026 The Berlin building complex once housed the Nazi's army high command. — Marc Lieberman, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for high command

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Ben’s view Hoffman, who sometimes works from a small swivel chair in her children’s room, has followed a path from social video into the center of the swirling news cycles of true crime and celebrity.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
After police cordoned off an area in the city center, the situation calmed down by early Sunday morning.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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Since graphic communication is almost always faster, cheaper, and more immediately legible than purely architectural solutions, signage takes command.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
These kamikaze drones pose a threat to radar sites, command centers, and other high-value military targets.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

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Portavadie, Argyll Situated on the banks of Loch Fyne on Scotland’s west coast, Portavadie is home to what is thought to be the biggest heated outdoor infinity pool in the country, said Rachel Dixon in The Guardian.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026
Like Bob Pollard, another classic-rock surrealist, the 43-year-old Hollywell is making the most of a surprise middle-aged career breakthrough by keeping the tape rolling in his home studio at all hours.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026

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The results released early Friday showed Netanyahu's bloc won 53 seats in Tuesday's election.

— CARA ANNA, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
It’s been eight years since Democrats won a statewide office in Florida, 14 years since a Senate seat, and 32 years since the governor’s office.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2026

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Keithsolis Brown and Darrell Burke were arrested Tuesday and both face capital murder charges.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
With the balance of power in Tallahassee at stake, Miami’s Republican state senators fended off tough challenges Tuesday night, while Democratic candidates flipped several South Florida state House seats for the minority party in Florida’s capital.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

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