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auxiliary

[awg-zil-yuh-ree, -zil-uh-] / ɔgˈzɪl yə ri, -ˈzɪl ə- /




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We must support new and expanded Ph.D. programs, as well as auxiliary assistance with professional development and research.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The Vatican announced the nomination of Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 55, currently an auxiliary bishop in Washington, to the diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in the poor mountainous state of West Virginia.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The offer - aimed at avoiding industrial action – applied to doctors, nurses and auxiliary staff, but not homecare workers in the independent sector.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

But the celebrations in one Tehran neighborhood were also furtive and short lived to avoid riot police or members of the Basij, a voluntary auxiliary force with the Revolutionary Guards.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

I’d told and retold Miss Sadie's last story and what I’d learned from Hattie Mae's news auxiliary to Lettie and Ruthanne.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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