aegis
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This is Australyichthys aegis, a newly described fish from the deep reefs off southern Australia.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
There are a bazillion decisions that get made under the aegis of a president’s executive branch.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
This wasn’t a partition under the aegis of the British Empire: It happened 24 years after the British left.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Even one of the first breakout female rappers, Roxanne Shanté, came up under the aegis of Marley Marl and the Juice Crew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
From Reyna’s years of study, she recalled that the term aegis didn’t apply only to Athena’s shield.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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