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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

Under the auspice of history, box-office failures like The Wizard of Oz and It's a Wonderful Life outshine some of their era's biggest hits.

From Time Magazine Archive

This adventure must be achieved, if at all, auspice Merton.’

From The Disentanglers by Andrew Lang

A ceasefire and demilitarisation accord is signed the next day in Sarajevo under UN auspices, but it is never respected.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Mojica Loaisiga is a special correspondent writing for The Times under the auspices of the International Center for Journalists.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 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

The animals cannot be rehomed, explains Mrs Mansfield, with many requiring licences to keep them under the auspices of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act.

From BBC Dec. 28, 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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