auxiliary
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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
According to the Geneva Conventions, to which Russia is a party, former POWs can’t be employed on active military service, only in auxiliary roles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
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
There will be a security door opened using facial recognition to allow staff to enter the main gymnasium and auxiliary gym through the parking lot.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
Similarly, the allegedly unsplittable verb will execute is not a verb at all but two verbs, the auxiliary verb will and the main verb execute.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing auxiliary
Keystone Exams: English Composition Glossary
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"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber
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The Federalist Papers, No. 51 by James Madison
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