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Recent Examples of ancillary
Crypto firms have been tasked with resolving their differences over the Senate’s definition of ancillary assets themselves.
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Sports franchises are increasingly conglomerate in nature and often include multiple sports teams, a stadium or arena, ancillary property development, sports adjacent businesses, and more.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Grasshopper Film will handle the North American digital and ancillary rights to the film.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
One key difference between the two bills so far is the upper chamber’s use of the concept known as ancillary assets, which excludes some digital asset transactions from securities regulation.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Sports franchises are increasingly conglomerate in nature and often include multiple sports teams, a stadium or arena, ancillary property development, sports adjacent businesses, and more.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Grasshopper Film will handle the North American digital and ancillary rights to the film.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
One key difference between the two bills so far is the upper chamber’s use of the concept known as ancillary assets, which excludes some digital asset transactions from securities regulation.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancillary
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In an effort to tamp down that expense, Clary agreed in December 2022 to allow Bush to retain and exceed the maximum, then totaling 332 hours, with a secondary agreement that Bush would use the vacation time over the next couple of years.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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The idea, Fuentes-Medel said, is to identify the materials, perhaps through a kind of AI data modeling, and figure out how they can best be recovered and funneled to secondary markets at scale.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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The airline has been swapping out auxiliary power units (APUs) — small engines that are located in the back of planes — since 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Updates include a new cafeteria space, a new two-story wing, an agricultural lab with welding booths, an auxiliary gymnasium, music and band classrooms, a construction lab and more.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Moldovan Orthodox Church, which is subordinate to Moscow, has also echoed Kremlin talking points, warning congregants that EU membership would destroy traditions and family values.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Timing is another significant consideration in real estate, with the property’s actual structure being a somewhat subordinate factor.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 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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Roster status is conferred on NGOs that have a narrower or more technical focus and periodically contribute to the work of ECOSOC or its subsidiary bodies.—
Nana Ama Sarfo,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Those dots can defocus peripheral light, which may help slow the progression of myopia in children.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Basque cinema is punching above its weight at San Sebastián, with 75% of Spanish competition titles fully or partially Basque, underscoring how regional industries, once seen as peripheral, are increasingly shaping Spain’s national film landscape.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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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
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While the American College of Radiology now recommends annual MRI in addition to mammograms for women with dense breasts seeking supplemental screening, barriers to MRI use include lack of access, high-cost and patient intolerance, according to the authors.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Employees laid off may qualify for supplemental unemployment benefits, regardless of union affiliation.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even a marginal upgrade in the rotation, like Andrew Heaney, might have helped to stabilize a starting staff that lacked depth in September.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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After years of marginal success, the movement has gained more attention and traction since the war in Gaza began.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Ancillary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancillary. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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