ancillary
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That it is, in fact, a statement an ancillary character makes in Paweł Pawlikowski’s new film, “Fatherland,” speaks to the stench thickening the movie’s moral atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Planning documents for an outline planning application detail a "temporary ancillary energy centre" with gas turbines that have a maximum generating capacity of 49.9MW.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Even with respectable ancillary income based on the film’s pedigree, the movie is going to lose a lot of money,” David A. Gross wrote in his FranchiseRe movie industry newsletter shortly after the film’s opening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
A Starbucks spokesperson told MarketWatch the company increasingly sees its ancillary offerings — like cups and other gear — as collectibles.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
He has made his poetry ancillary to his science, instead of compelling, as Virgil, Dante, and Milton have done, a subject, susceptible of purely artistic treatment, to assimilate the stores of his knowledge.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by W. Y. Sellar
Chief Executive József Váradi said Wizz Air was continuing to see evidence of strength in ticket prices and ancillaries.
From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2023
Still BG’s salary for half a year’s work puts her in the top 5% of U.S. earners, not counting ancillaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2022
The ancillaries who help turn the gears of the business stuck around to talk shop.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2022
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From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Even of mere ancillaries and colorless lines, Homer will make you a resounding glory.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris
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