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The news follows the Navy’s announcement last week that it will commission a new class of frigates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will commission the multi-billion dollar Dangote oil refinery in two weeks, a presidency spokesperson said on Sunday, setting up the plant for its first production since construction started in 2016.

From Reuters • May 7, 2023

In all, Destination Crenshaw will commission more than 100 artists, through 2027, to create works along the boulevard — what Foster calls the “largest commissioning project ever undertaken for Black artists.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

We will commission global artists to create new immersive exhibits exploring the intersections between art, science and the environment.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2023

If he will commission me to attend to it I will see that you have something here really chic.'

From The Eichhofs A Romance by Reichenbach, Moritz von