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auspice

[aw-spis] / ˈɔ spɪs /




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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 station has only recently moved into Bauer's London HQ under the auspice of former Top of the Pops executive producer, Ric Blaxill.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2013

The word auspice, meaning sign or omen, is telescoped from the Latin words avis, bird, and specere, to see.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sign, omen, auspice, portent, prognostic, augury, foretoken, adumbration, presage, indication.

From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Joseph M. (Joseph Morris) Bachelor

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

A ceasefire and demilitarisation accord is signed the next day in Sarajevo under UN auspices, but it is never respected.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

"We call on all actors to constructively engage in negotiations under UN auspices."

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Mojica Loaisiga is a special correspondent writing for The Times under the auspices of the International Center for Journalists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

Now even nonviolent law-abiding protests under the auspices of the ANC were illegal.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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