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ancillary

[an-suh-ler-ee, an-sil-uh-ree] / ˈæn səˌlɛr i, ænˈsɪl ə ri /


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Ancillary fees arrived in the 1990s with the emergence of budget airlines such as Ryanair and EasyJet, but they have spread to bigger carriers, says John Grant, senior analyst at OAG, an aviation data firm.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

Leckie won nearly all of science fiction's major awards for Ancillary Justice, her 2013 novel about an “ancillary,” a fragment of a spaceship's artificial consciousness housed in and controlling a human body.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

The Science Practices Assessment Ancillary contains additional test questions for this section that will help you prepare for the AP exam.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

“It doesn’t necessarily signal higher ratings for other awards shows. Marketers of movies and broadcast shows lose. Potential nominees lose. Ancillary businesses lose, including media. The city of Los Angeles loses.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2021

As with her pronoun repurposing in the Ancillary trilogy, this technique is not meant merely to show off the author’s skill but also to enrich our experience of her world.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2019




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