auspice
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People were bemused earlier this year upon learning that former presidential candidate Mitt Romney had a sock puppet account – an account used to big oneself up, under the auspice of being someone else.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2019
During that time, I felt sort of set free by living under Kelly Reichardt’s auspice.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2016
These games were developed by a special collaboration between scientists and game developers under the auspice of the Royal Society.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2013
The word auspice, meaning sign or omen, is telescoped from the Latin words avis, bird, and specere, to see.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is an auspice of the most eminent fortune.
From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern
DHS consolidated a whole bunch of agencies under its auspices, from the Coast Guard to Federal Emergency Management Agency, but its most consequential new department was the U.S.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The memo also says that Iran's enriched uranium will be "down-blended" – meaning diluted – on site, under the auspices of the IAEA, the UN's nuclear watchdog.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Unfolding under the theatrical auspices of Imeldific, “Here Lies Love” retells the history of the Marcos years as a musical pageant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the atmosphere was "positive" on Wednesday during the country's first direct talks with Lebanon in decades under the auspices of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Only in the mid-1970s, under the auspices of the International Red Cross, did we begin to receive things like volleyball equipment and a Ping-Pong table.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
