commodore

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Recent Examples of commodore Not only as a fellow competitor but as the commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which has organized the Sydney Hobart Race since the first edition in 1945. Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 The global network of P-8 aircraft contributes to maritime domain awareness, said U.S. Navy Captain Rodney Erler, commodore of the Commander Task Force 72, a unit that commands maritime patrol aircraft in the Seventh Fleet across the Indo-Pacific region. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025 The high school club also operates with the blessing of Marlon Harvey, a 1980 Mount Carmel alum who now is commodore of the Jackson Park Yacht Club. Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025 In February 1942, Alfred Stanford, commodore of the Cruising Club of America, one of the country’s leading amateur sailing groups, sent a proposal to the Navy to use nonmilitary sailing vessels for anti-submarine patrols and rescue operations. David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commodore
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Noun
  • There isn't one single Chinese general or admiral today that has one day of combat experience.
    CBS News, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Navy admirals and secretaries of defense and interior are among those who have snorkeled at Pearl Harbor, an unnamed former government diver told the AP, noting the excursions are educational in nature.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • As the attack unfolded on Sunday morning, Ukraine’s commander of the Unmanned System Forces posted a message on his official Telegram account, addressed to the residents of Patriarchy, one of Moscow’s elite residential districts.
    Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • Prosecutors allege Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi served as a commander for Kata’ib Hizballah and worked with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Noun
  • Earlier, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto hit 87 as Bangladesh set Pakistan 268 for victory on Day 5.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Of the others, Olivier Boscagli and Diego Coppola have both struggled for game time with skipper Lewis Dunk and Jan Paul van Hecke dominant in the centre of defence.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 12 May 2026

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