auspices

plural of auspice
as in sponsorship
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation

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Noun
  • The salary figures reported do not include Messi’s major sponsorship deals with Apple TV, adidas, Anheuser-Busch, Hard Rock International and dozens of other companies.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Strong’s and Feaster’s Madison Reed partnership marks the first mother-daughter deal in NIL history, roughly four years after the National Collegiate Athletic Association passed its initial ruling allowing college athletes to earn money from sponsorships in 2021.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
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  • The outcome, with no legal means to be overturned, further cements Biya’s decades-long grip on power and underscores the resilience of Cameroon’s entrenched political system, largely based on patronage.
    Amindeh Blaise Atabong, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Attorney General’s office would now have to make the move to regulate card rooms, which an impact assessment commissioned by the office estimates would reduce patronage by about 50 percent, and have ripple effects on jobs and city tax revenue.
    Kate Wolffe October 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Auspices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspices. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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