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auxiliary

[awg-zil-yuh-ree, -zil-uh-] / ɔgˈzɪl jə ri, -ˈzɪl ə- /




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"Our strategy is different. Instead of transferring the information to an auxiliary qubit, we seek to obtain it from a signal produced by the qubit under study itself," says the researcher.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

On Aug. 5, Betancourt strode into a conference room behind the art deco facade of the old Greyhound Bus Terminal in downtown Washington that houses an auxiliary Pentagon office.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

And what makes my heart stop are the auxiliary tanks behind them.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

“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

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

Plato’s notion of three tiers of society—guardians, auxiliaries, and laborers—corresponds with elements of the soul.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

In short, with mercenaries the greatest danger is their reluctance to fight; with auxiliaries, their military virtue.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli


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