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Recent Examples of high command
Junior officers have plotted coups in the past (in 1970, 1980, and during the 1990s), but none of them were successful because the top commanders remained loyal to the high command.
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Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
The Harris high command was not built to lob Hail Mary passes.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
On receipt of the directive, the Pentagon high command erupted in a storm of outrage.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
But seven hours after Hamas attacked Israel last year, the order from Israel’s high command made roof knocks optional.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2023
The Harris high command was not built to lob Hail Mary passes.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
On receipt of the directive, the Pentagon high command erupted in a storm of outrage.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
But seven hours after Hamas attacked Israel last year, the order from Israel’s high command made roof knocks optional.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high command
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The former Los Angeles Sparks center had Lauren after joining the Los Angeles Sparks and was candid about the challenges of being a mother and professional athlete.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Cartwright had been staying in the mill overnight with employees and armed reservists from the Cumberland militia, one of many military units dispatched to centers of unrest.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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That follows a pattern for the command, which now has authorization from the White House to conduct strikes at will in the campaign that began March 15.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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What To Know The U.S. military has targeted Houthi missile sites, drone facilities, and command centers in Sana'a and across Yemen in an air campaign launched by Trump on March 15.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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While his music has often straddled the line between pop and jazz, these days, he’s found a home primarily on the latter’s charts, and especially on those focused on the more traditional end of the spectrum.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sitting in their respective homes in Utah and New York, the former costars are seeing each other for the first time in years.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, resumes Thursday with just one more seat to fill.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Because Sai's group attended Tribal Council first, she was denied a spot on the Survivor 48 jury and that first seat went to Cedrek instead.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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On the other side of the Nile, which runs through the capital, Babakir Khalid, 2 months old, gasped for breath.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The pilot eventually managed to land the airplane outside Belize City after being forced to circle the airspace between northern Belize and the capital.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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“High command.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20command. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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