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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The Berggruen Institute, a think tank that’s been a vocal champion of UBC, described it broadly as a large wealth fund that people could invest in and get returns from, with some kind of state sponsorship.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026 -
Sixteen stadiums across three countries, including seven games at Hard Rock Stadium — er, Miami Stadium, as it’s being called for the tournament, due to the rules against sponsorship unless the ruling soccer federation FIFA gets the money.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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The group emerged, with Iranian patronage, from the 1982 Israeli occupation of Beirut.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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On the left, a female South Park figure in Renaissance Dutch dress delivers a monologue on artistic patronage pulled from pulp-fiction reviews, art history texts, and books of poetry.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Auspices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspices. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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