aegis
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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
Many of them believed that America was well served by the kind of work done under the institution’s aegis.
From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025
Newer material like “Cry for Me” and “São Paolo” showed that, whatever his exhaustion with this aegis, he’s got tons of startling ideas still brimming.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
"However, the functioning of the navigational corridor continues under the aegis of the defence forces," said Ukraine's southern operational command.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023
His breastplate was the aegis, awful to behold; his bird was the eagle, his tree the oak.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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