auxiliary

Though his first love was always parish work, we were there for his elevations to auxiliary bishop of San Francisco, bishop of San Diego and, most recently, archbishop of Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

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

“This afternoon over three hundred girls from the naval auxiliary arrived. They are at the very bottom of the ship. In the drained swimming pool.”

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

“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

Kabila, a former general, was also disparaging about the government's handling of the security situation countrywide, especially the use of pro-government militias as "auxiliaries" of the armed forces.

From BBC ● May 24, 2025

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

One’s own soldiers are those composed either of subjects or of citizens or your own dependants; all others are either mercenaries or auxiliaries.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli