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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Its stockpile of ballistic missiles and drones, hegemonic strategy and sponsorship of proxy groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis are existential threats to the Jewish state.—
Ghassan E. El-Eid,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Award sponsorships are still available for Media Arts, Fine Arts, and Film & TV.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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Religious and patronage loyalties run deep in rural areas in particular, since the Islamic Republic brought basic services to Iran’s countryside and small towns.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Some rightfully argue that art has a few thousand more years of history, connoisseurship, and patronage, but there’s no question that cars have a hold on the imaginations and purse strings of would-be modern Medicis.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Auspices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auspices. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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