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Meanwhile, the surgeon general oversees the more than 6,000-member Public Health Service Commissioned Corps—a uniformed service whose deployment is slower and more costly than civilian alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, who is now running for congress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Commissioned by the World Health Organization, the reviews will contribute to upcoming WHO guidelines on the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists for treating obesity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025

Commissioned by France’s King Louis XIV, or Sun King, the stables were built between 1679 and 1682 opposite the palace’s main entrance.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024

I long ardently for Activity for my Hands is Commissioned to Build & to wet & to warp & to bind.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson