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auxiliary

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




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A cousin who happened to be an auxiliary police officer was let onto the scene.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Using auxiliary degrees of freedom is not a new concept in physics.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026

The “blue boat,” survivors said, eventually took on board all 16 crew members, who had managed to clamber into a pair of auxiliary skiffs attached to the Negra Francisca.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

“We need unmanned systems, we need submarines, we need ships, we need auxiliary ships. We also need quality of life for our sailors and Marines.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

“Dex took an auxiliary company off the north watchtower and into the East Branch tunnel. You think they’ll catch him?”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

“We tend to undervalue and I would say underinvest in those unsexy but important capabilities like the oilers, like the auxiliaries, like the tenders. It’s the quiet backbone of American naval power.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

Back then, California’s educational poobahs saw computers and typing as auxiliaries to learning instead of the essential skills we view them as today.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

The group, made up of 3,530 people - 2,180 combatants and 1,350 auxiliaries - has maintained a bilateral ceasefire with the Colombian government since the beginning of the year.

From Reuters ● Apr. 16, 2023

Unison claims serious breaches of safety guidelines are occurring daily due to a lack of nurses, auxiliaries and porters.

From BBC ● May 13, 2022

Other reports say that the carriers were Cuban Indians whom Narvaez had brought as auxiliaries.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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