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Recent Examples of ancillary
That separation is designed to reduce the likelihood that attackers can use vulnerabilities in ancillary hardware to infiltrate the servers.
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Include an outline of typical forms of variable compensation, their targets and other ancillary items such as stock.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Disney secured theatrical film and ancillary rights to the Impossible Creature book series set in the world of Gilmouria.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Not bad for a company founded by leaders with only ancillary energy experience.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Include an outline of typical forms of variable compensation, their targets and other ancillary items such as stock.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Disney secured theatrical film and ancillary rights to the Impossible Creature book series set in the world of Gilmouria.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Not bad for a company founded by leaders with only ancillary energy experience.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancillary
Adjective
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Firms listed in mainland China, including home appliance manufacturer Midea and battery-maker CATL, have launched secondary listings in Hong Kong in order to draw international investment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Obviously, Coop — incredible player and somebody who can play really anywhere in the secondary.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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To help the city reach its goal, Johnson's budget allocated funding to increase the number of auxiliary positions for parking enforcement officers.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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By deploying naval auxiliary vessels for supply missions, the Chinese coast guard can maximize its operational availability in the South China Sea, Luck added, describing the region as an expansive body of water with significant distances.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Yasuda ordered his subordinate, Lieutenant Colonel Tatsusaburo Suzuki, to prepare a report on the feasibility of a uranium project in Japan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, allowing men but not women to have multiple spouses is clearly unequal and entwined with patriarchal ideology that positions women as subordinate or inferior to men.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Google’s subsidiary company already has exclusive distribution rights for the NFL’s Sunday Ticket package in a seven-year, $14 billion tie-up.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For players, the potential advantages include a much larger accessible library, the combination of local hardware, cloud, and PC options in a single device, and stronger peripheral and mod support typical of Windows.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Patients can still use their natural peripheral vision while the implant restores some central vision.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The district would also need to create supplementary resources to help teachers incorporate AI into the classroom.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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Third, the letter writer and her family might want to consider engaging a geriatric care manager who could help them to identify supplementary services and connections in the local community that could go at least some way to alleviating her isolation.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As the government shutdown continues into its fourth week, lack of federal funds will start directly impacting millions of Americans who rely on SNAP, the supplemental nutrition assistance program also known as food stamps.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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Along with supplemental income from social media, many creators are also sent packages from brands that send them products in hopes that the creator will promote the brand on their page.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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The zoning is only a marginal factor.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
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That’s nice, but after last week’s Gotham-nominations haul, box-office performance is about to become a marginal portion of OBAA’s greater points portfolio.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Ancillary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancillary. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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