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auspice

[aw-spis] / ˈɔ spɪs /




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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

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

Which by his auspice they will nobler make.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

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

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

Most recently, under the auspices of Venetian Heritage, an international foundation that supports conservation, publications and exhibitions, the painting was intensively studied and worked on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 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

A symposium of many of the most important figures in the field was convened in London under the auspices of the Royal Society in 1964, and suddenly, it seemed, everyone was a convert.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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