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
My little heroine, Jerry Carroway, is engaged as their factotum, and every auspice is favorable.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
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
"We call on all actors to constructively engage in negotiations under UN auspices."
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Nakamura is a special correspondent writing for The Times under the auspices of the International Center for Journalists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
"We do have a normalisation agreement," Kurti said, referring to the agreement signed under the auspices of the European Union in 2023.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
He wrote to Charles, “It is a marriage which will give almost as much pleasure to the rest of the world as it does to yourselves—the best auspices I should think for any marriage.”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
