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Former President Joe Biden, in his final hours as commander in chief, issued preemptive pardons for his family, House Jan. 6 committee members, Fauci and Milley.
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Read on at your peril … The series begins with Xavier Collins, a Secret Service agent played by Brown, whose job appears to be to protect Cal Bradford (James Marsden), a former commander in chief who now lives in an idyllic small town.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
As North Korean soldiers gain battlefield experience by joining Russia’s fight against Ukraine, South Korea is essentially without a commander in chief.
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John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
Shortly after President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday, Facebook users began to report that their personal accounts automatically followed the new commander in chief.
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1654, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of commander in chief was
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“Commander in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commander%20in%20chief. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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commander in chief
: one who holds the supreme command of an armed force
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