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auxiliary

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




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The Congolese army sometimes uses Codeco as an auxiliary force.

From Barron's • May 9, 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

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

Surgeons implanted an auxiliary liver graft derived from a genetically modified Diannan miniature pig featuring 10 targeted gene alterations.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

There was a touch of fire across the sky, and an instant later the auxiliary rocket landed beyond the camp.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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