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auxiliary

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




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We must support new and expanded Ph.D. programs, as well as auxiliary assistance with professional development and research.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The offer - aimed at avoiding industrial action – applied to doctors, nurses and auxiliary staff, but not homecare workers in the independent sector.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

On Thursday, the company said "a leak of drilling fluid was identified in two auxiliary lines" connecting the drilling rig to a well about 175 kilometers offshore.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

A recent study in the Journal of Hepatology describes the first successful auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig into a living human.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

Lourdes is an auxiliary policewoman, the first in her precinct.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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