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The mutinous uprising last year of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group who was demanding the dismissal of the Russian high command, was a shocking, unprecedented challenge to Kremlin authority.
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Matthew Chance, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
With the military high command pressing the president to act in Cienfuegos’ defense, Mexican officials made clear that counter-drug cooperation was at risk.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
Mundane procedural problems were the Achilles heel of the 2011 transition, and now the body that made all those mistakes, the Egyptian military high command, has delivered a new road map.
—Nathan J. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2013
Will anyone be pleased with the election result? Ironically, while the PTI’s strong showing represents an anti-establishment vote – and, more specifically, an anti-army vote – the divided national mandate means the army high command has reason to be satisfied with the outcome.
—Ayesha Jalal, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2024
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Matthew Chance, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
With the military high command pressing the president to act in Cienfuegos’ defense, Mexican officials made clear that counter-drug cooperation was at risk.
—Tim Golden, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
Mundane procedural problems were the Achilles heel of the 2011 transition, and now the body that made all those mistakes, the Egyptian military high command, has delivered a new road map.
—Nathan J. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2013
Will anyone be pleased with the election result? Ironically, while the PTI’s strong showing represents an anti-establishment vote – and, more specifically, an anti-army vote – the divided national mandate means the army high command has reason to be satisfied with the outcome.
—Ayesha Jalal, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high command
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European Wax Center continues to focus on maintaining its brand position and ensuring consistent service delivery across its network of centers.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Public lands are also set to be the center of a fight between conservationists and energy production advocates.Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Fire command has requested additional resources, including air and ground support from the Colorado National Guard, Livingston said.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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The same backdoor can also execute commands and install an additional payload to persist on the Mac computer.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Since 1994, his home has been a historical house museum next to Campbell City Hall.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Brad Simpson is charged in the death of Suzanne Simpson, a 51-year-old mother of four who was last seen outside her San Antonio home on Oct. 7 by her neighbor, officials have said.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Sensing her low-grade panic, my friends moved a few seats down at the bar, leaving me and Janine to get into it.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Israel has repeatedly battered strongholds of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The race for the seat in the 7th District, which is anchored by Lansing but covers suburban and rural areas stretching out from the state capital, was considered one of the most competitive congressional contests in Michigan, if not nationally, headed into the election season.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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