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Across the city, RSF forces have commandeered homes and turned them into operational bases, residents and doctors groups say.

From Seattle Times Aug. 14, 2023

Sheza is one of seven women who has welcomed us into a corner they have commandeered and we sit on the floor and talk.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2023

At outdoor spaces across the country, performers have commandeered the transmitter-and-speaker technology that makes drive-in movie theaters possible.

From New York Times Jul. 2, 2020

Lillard may have commandeered the nickname, but he’s not the league’s most prolific shooter from logo-land.

From Slate Oct. 29, 2019

If only he had known how to drive a car, he might have commandeered one of the long row waiting by the gate.

From Where the Blue Begins by Morley, Christopher